Bite-sized brain teaser to solve in a minute or less.
The Three Boxes
Category: Deductive Logic
There are three boxes: Gold, Silver, Bronze. Only one contains a prize.
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Gold box says: “The prize is not here.”
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Silver box says: “The prize is in Gold.”
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Bronze box says: “The prize is not in Silver.”
Only one statement is true.
Where is the prize?
Solution
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Let's analyze the statements in all scenarios: If the prize is in the Gold box:
Since only one of the statements can be true, the prize is not in the Gold box.
If the prize is in the Silver box:
Since only one of the statements is true, the prize is in the Silver box.
If the prize is in the Bronze box:
Since only one of the statements can be true, the prize is not in the Bronze box.
Answer: The prize is in the Silver box. |
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