A similar question http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-s34-problem-solving-seminar-fall-2007/18.s34-problem-solving-seminar-fall-2007-home-page-answer/
On 1/12/11, vaibhav shukla <vaibhav200...@gmail.com> wrote: > @Dave: gud one :) > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote: > >> Open the box labeled "apples and oranges" and inspect one piece of >> fruit. Say that it is an apple. Then label this box "apples" since it >> cannot be "apples and oranges" or "oranges." To identify the boxes >> that should be labeled "oranges" and "apples and oranges," realize >> that since the remaining boxes are mislabeled, the one labeled >> "oranges" cannot contain only oranges, so it must be "apples and >> oranges." And the last box is "oranges." Deal with discovering an >> orange in the first box in a similar way. >> >> Dave >> >> On Jan 12, 6:52 am, bittu <shashank7andr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > 3rd Puzzle >> > >> > There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only >> > oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been >> > incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents >> > of the box it labels. Opening just one box, and without looking in the >> > box, you take out one piece of fruit. By looking at the fruit, how can >> > you immediately label all of the boxes correctly? >> > >> > Thanks & Regards >> > Shashank >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<algogeeks%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > best wishes!! > Vaibhav Shukla > DU-MCA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- Rahul K Rai rahulpossi...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
