Outline Mathematics
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Abdul's shop was robbed once more, but the loot was recovered. Again, there were three suspects; their names were Abu, Ibn, and Hasib. At the trial, they made the following statements:
Later on, two of them confessed to having lied. Who committed the robbery? |
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Solution
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Abdul's shop was robbed once more, but the loot was recovered. Again, there were three suspects; their names were Abu, Ibn, and Hasib. At the trial, they made the following statements:
Later on, two of them confessed to having lied. Who committed the robbery? |
(In the applet below, click on the underlined omitted expressions. See what happens.)
Do not forget to check your solution.
References
- R. Smullyan, The Riddle of Scheherazade, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997
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