Posers and Puzzles
02 Feb 07
02 Feb 07
In a typical fruit-guessing contest.....
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four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). Contestants have to guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits correctly, 39 people have guessed one fruit correctly, and 31 people have guessed two fruits correctly.
How many people have guessed three fruits correctly, and how many people have guessed four fruits correctly?
02 Feb 07
Originally posted by HandyAndyNo, some nitwit could have guessed apple, banana and orange correctly, but in the fourth box he guessed a kiwi. He had three, but not the fourth, hence not automatic.
None has guessed only three fruits correctly and 10 have guessed four fruits correctly. If you have three, the fourth is automatic.
02 Feb 07
Originally posted by FabianFnasThe problem specifies four fruits, apple, banana, orange and pear. It is limited to those four. No kiwi.
No, some nitwit could have guessed apple, banana and orange correctly, but in the fourth box he guessed a kiwi. He had three, but not the fourth, hence not automatic.
02 Feb 07
Originally posted by HandyAndyBut the nitwit didn't understand that part. So he got three rights and one wrong. Right?
The problem specifies [b]four fruits, apple, banana, orange and pear. It is limited to those four. No kiwi.[/b]
And the nitwit happens to like kiwis.
08 Feb 07
Originally posted by Mathurine0 people got three and 10 got the four.
[b]In a typical fruit-guessing contest.....
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four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). Contestants have to guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits corr ...[text shortened]... i]three[/i] fruits correctly, and how many people have guessed four fruits correctly?[/b][/b]