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Veracity Verification II (Posted on 2014-04-07) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Abram, Bruce and Carlo each make four statements about each other. However, precisely one of them made four true statements.

Abram said:
(1) Bruce owes me $10.
(2) Carlo owes me $5.
(3) All of Carlo's statements are true.
(4) All of Bruce's statements are false.

Bruce said:
(1) I owe no money to Abram.
(2) Carlo owes me $7.
(3) I am Norwegian.
(4) All Abram's statements are false.

Carlo said:
(1) I owe no money to anyone.
(2) Bruce is Spanish.
(3) I always tell the truth.
(4) Two of Bruce's statements are true and two are false.

Find which statements are true and which are false for all three.

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
All of Bruce's statements are true, and all other statements are false.

For an explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Steve Herman in this location.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionWell, honestly ... (spoiler)Steve Herman2014-04-07 17:54:05
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