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Re: King, Queen & Jack
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 01:09:41 GMT
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The thing is, Geoffrey, that the point is not proving a, b *or* c true or
false; but rather answering the question (is there, or is there not, an
ace). Which is why the wording *is* actually valid...
Haven't ever seen this before, but I love solving these. I'll provide a
little filler (if you wanna figure it out, don't read on!!)
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The answer is no, there couldn't be an ace in the hand no matter what it is.
An ace in the pack would make both a and b true, which is impossible since
the problem states only one statement is possible. Therefore, there cannot
be an ace in the pack. Either one of the three statements could still be
true (but *only* one). In case a, there would be a king in the pack, making
a true; in case b, a queen, making b true; and in case three, either one of
the three could be true (a jack, a ten, or both). Either way, however, the
answer remains: there is no ace in the hand.
Does that make sense?
Happy holidays!
-Shiri
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| Thanks, Shiri - I think I got it right the first time. The statement I figured could possibly be true was most likely to have been correct, and after you posted, I think it is. -- Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: King, Queen & Jack
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| (...) Geoffrey... I have to agree with Shiri's analysis. I independently arrived at the same conclusion she did. So either we're both confused (and in similar ways), or the problem *is* consistent and admits of a logical answer which is the one we (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Scott A <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:G5xI8M.8pC@lugnet.com... (...) questions (...) true: (...) False, it either has to be an either/or statement somewhere in the statement, or must have some rule that can be derived when compared (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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