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Three Suspects
There were 3 suspects for a crime. One is the robber, who only tells lies, one is the accomplice, who tells both truth and lie. Finally there is the innocent who tells only truths. Here is their statements about their jobs:
A: I'm a clerk, B is a taxi driver, C is a barber.
B: I'm a doctor, A, ah, you must ask him. For sure he'll say he's a clerk. C is an employee of Bai Huo Company.
C: I'm an employee of Bai Huo Company, A is the barber, and B is a taxi driver.
Who is the robber?
A: I'm a clerk, B is a taxi driver, C is a barber.
B: I'm a doctor, A, ah, you must ask him. For sure he'll say he's a clerk. C is an employee of Bai Huo Company.
C: I'm an employee of Bai Huo Company, A is the barber, and B is a taxi driver.
Who is the robber?
Hint
The part where B says "for sure" has nothing to do with the answer. But the part where he says "for sure he would say" has.Answer
A is the robber. All of his statements are lies.B is the innocent man. He meant that A would SAY he's a clerk, not he IS.
C is the accomplice. His first statement is the truth, his second statement could be the truth or a lie (it doesn't matter), and his third statement is a lie.
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How does B know for sure that A will say he is a clerk. A could say anything as he is not truthful.
What does that mean?
The Hint completely gave it away.
Yea, I know
I didn't read the hint, but the answer is not the only possible one. C could be telling the truth and B could be the accomplice.
C can't be telling the truth if A is lying because they both say that B is the taxi driver.
my bad.. got it.
ahhh nice teaser. took me a while.
"How does B know for sure that A will say he is a clerk. A could say anything as he is not truthful. "
good point. but whatever "B" said, unless he said that "A" was a clerk, about "A" it wouls point to "A" being the robber. the person who posted this wanted it to be a little more confusing, a little more complicated, but all the more fun so s/he did what s/he did.
good point. but whatever "B" said, unless he said that "A" was a clerk, about "A" it wouls point to "A" being the robber. the person who posted this wanted it to be a little more confusing, a little more complicated, but all the more fun so s/he did what s/he did.
It doesn't matter how B knows that A would say he is a clerk. The only thing that's important is that B was telling the truth when he made the statement. How he knew it is irrelevant.
I knew that C was the accomplice, but I only could take a guess at the other part. This is a great teaser!!
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