Outline Mathematics
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"Soon after, there was another robbery," said Scheherazade, and the same suspects - Abu, Ibn, and Hasib - were put on trial. They made the following statements:
"Curiously enough, the actual thief told the truth, but they did not all tell the truth. Which one committed the robbery? |
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Solution
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"Soon after, there was another robbery," said Scheherazade, and the same suspects - Abu, Ibn, and Hasib - were put on trial. They made the following statements:
"Curiously enough, the actual thief told the truth, but they did not all tell the truth. Which one committed the robbery? |
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References
- R. Smullyan, The Riddle of Scheherazade, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997
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