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An explorer found three old sacks. The first one was labeled "Gold." The second sack was labeled "Silver." The third sack was labeled "Diamonds." Each sack has been labeled incorrectly. How could the explorer label each sack correctly if he were only allowed to look into one of the sacks?
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The explorer selected the sack labeled "Gold." Inside, he found diamonds. That left 2 sacks labeled "Silver" and "Diamonds". If diamonds were in the gold sack, that left silver and gold. Since all of the sacks were labeled incorrectly, he knew the answer. Gold had to be in the silver sack, and silver had to be in the diamond sack.Hide Answer Show Answer
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