Outline Mathematics Logic Problems Robbery #3 Here's a problem to tackle:   "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: Ibn: Hasib never committed the robbery! Hasib: That is true! Abu: Ibn is innocent! "Curiously enough, the actual thief told the truth, but they did not all tell the truth. Which one committed the robbery? Solution Copyright © 1996-2008 Alexander Bogomolny                             Solution   "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: Ibn: Hasib never committed the robbery! Hasib: That is true! Abu: Ibn is innocent! "Curiously enough, the actual thief told the truth, but they did not all tell the truth. Which one committed the robbery? (In the applet below, click on the underlined omitted expressions. See what happens.) // formulations This applet requires Sun's Java VM 2 which your browser may perceive as a popup. Which it is not. If you want to see the applet work, visit Sun's website at http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp, download and install Java VM and enjoy the applet. Do not forget to check your solution. References R. Smullyan, The Riddle of Scheherazade, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997 Copyright © 1996-2008 Alexander Bogomolny

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