Today Puzzle #588
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Puzzle No. 588– Monday 14 October
A hiker arrives at a point where the way splits into two directions. At the junction there is a pair of identical twins, one of which always tells the truth and the other always lies. What ONE question asked of ONE of the twins will tell which is the correct way ?
Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by David Feather a retired maths education lecturer
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Ask either twin which way the other twin would say is correct and then take the other path.
A truth and a lie put together result in a lie
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