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A long time ago, a king was looking for an adviser. He gathered the
three wisest men he could find. He
blindfolded each one, led them into a room, and sat them round a table.
Then he said:
"I have placed a hat on each of your heads. You are either wearing a
blue hat or a white hat.The only clue I
shall give is that at least one of you is wearing a blue hat. Thus,
there may be one blue and two whites, there
may be two blues and one white or there may be three blue hats.
"When I take your blindfolds off, you will be able to see the other two
hats but you will not be able to see your
own.
"You have one hour to tell me the colour of your own hat. If you give
the correct answer, you will be my adviser.
If you give the wrong answer, you will be beheaded."
When the blindfolds were removed, one man looked at the others and saw
that the others were wearing a blue
hat each. None of them spoke and they looked just as confused as he was.
Finally, after a long time he put
his hand up and confidently said: "The colour of my hat is ..."
What was the colour of this man's hat? :-k :-k
Answer with reasoning plzz...
three wisest men he could find. He
blindfolded each one, led them into a room, and sat them round a table.
Then he said:
"I have placed a hat on each of your heads. You are either wearing a
blue hat or a white hat.The only clue I
shall give is that at least one of you is wearing a blue hat. Thus,
there may be one blue and two whites, there
may be two blues and one white or there may be three blue hats.
"When I take your blindfolds off, you will be able to see the other two
hats but you will not be able to see your
own.
"You have one hour to tell me the colour of your own hat. If you give
the correct answer, you will be my adviser.
If you give the wrong answer, you will be beheaded."
When the blindfolds were removed, one man looked at the others and saw
that the others were wearing a blue
hat each. None of them spoke and they looked just as confused as he was.
Finally, after a long time he put
his hand up and confidently said: "The colour of my hat is ..."
What was the colour of this man's hat? :-k :-k
Answer with reasoning plzz...