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Re: King, Queen & Jack
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 01:56:47 GMT
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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.
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Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:G5y385.I21@lugnet.com...
> 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...
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> 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.
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> Does that make sense?
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> Happy holidays!
> -Shiri
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| (...) In your 1st post, you seem to think that it is a matter of probability, when in fact, it's not, as Shiri pointed out (quite correctly). Let's examine closely. (Don't read if for some reason you're still figuring it out) (...) Alright. There (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: King, Queen & Jack
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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