Honestants and Swindlecants #10 (Solution)

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There are only rich or poor people on that island. An aborigine girl wanted just a rich Swindlecant. If you were a rich Swindlecant, how would you convince her saying only one sentence? And what if she wanted a rich Honestant (and if you were one).

Okay, there are 2 if-conditions here:

You’re a rich Swindlecant

You’re a rich Honestant

And you’ve got to convice her who you were.

Here, I want to make it easy, so I combine those if-conditions, then it will be:

Whether you’re an Honestant or a Swindlecant, you’re rich.

If we want to make a sentence telling that fact, we can use “Only if…, then…”. We can fill the first blank (after “only if”) by Honestant or Swindlecant. But for the second blank (after “then”), we fill it by fact (for this case is “rich”). So, a sentence you can use to convince her to choose you is “Only if I’m an Honestant, then I’m rich”.

If you’re not sure with that answer, let’s check!

The sentence is:

“Only if I’m an Honestant, then I’m rich.”

In other words:

“Only if I’m a Swindlecant, then I’m poor.”

See? Whether you’re an Honestant or a Swindlecant, you’re rich. And you’re the one she wanted.

So, a sentence you can use to convince her to choose you is “Only if I’m an Honestant, then I’m rich”.

P.S.: This brain teaser I copied from Brain Teasers (http://brainden.com/logic-problems.htm). Just on click on that link, then you’ll get more brain teasers to tease your brain or even just to ease your boring day. When you get stuck, you can visit brain teasers forum to get extra “clues” from them whom have tried to solve it (but for me, it’s better to do it by myself as I did in solving this quiz).

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Honestants and Swindlecants #10

Brain teasing time!!!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

There was a girl on this island, and everybody wanted her. However, she wanted just a rich Swindlecant.

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Honestants and Swindlecants #9 (Solution)

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It’s said that the gringo asked one of two aborigines whom wanted to talk to him, “Is at least one of you an Honestant?” After the answer, there was no doubt. Who are they and who answered?

Let’s analyze!

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Honestants and Swindlecants #9

Have some fun game with this brain teaser!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

After a hard day the gringo wanted some time to relax. But a few minutes later two aborigines wanted to talk to him.

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Honestants and Swindlecants #8 (Solution)

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In this case, the gringo wanted to know what day it was, so he asked four aborigines and got different answers:

A: Yesterday was Wednesday (today is Thursday).

B: Tomorrow will be Sunday (today is Saturday).

C: Today is Friday.

D: The day before yesterday was Thursday (today is Saturday).

Here, we need to know how many people lied in order to know what day of the week it was. But we got no clue about how many people lied nor who lied. Can we solve the problem? Uhmpp….

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Honestants and Swindlecants #8

Let’s refresh our brain without make it blunt!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

Thinking about the treasure, the gringo forgot what day it was, so he asked four aborigines and got these answers:

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Honestants and Swindlecants #7 (Solution)

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Based on the situation mentioned, we know that the gringo asked a man whether rumor about a fantastic buried treasure is true or false. Then the man replied, “On this island is a treasure, only if I am an honest man.” So shall he go and find the treasure?

“On this island is a treasure, only if I am an honest man,”

in other words,

“On this island is not a treasure, only if I am a Swindlecant”.

Let’s draw the possibilities:

There are 4 possibilities:

• If the man is honest, then the statement must be true, and the treasure is on the island.
• If the man is lying, then the statement must be false, and the treasure can be on the island.
• If the man is honest, then the statement must be true, the treasure is must be on the island.
• If the man is lying, and the treasure is not on the island, then the statement must be true. In this possibility, the fact is that the man telling truth (he’s honest).

So, whether the man is an Honestant or a Swindlecant, on that island must be a treasure. So, he’ll go finding the treasure.

 

P.S.: This brain teaser I copied from Brain Teasers (http://brainden.com/logic-problems.htm). Just on click on that link, then you’ll get more brain teasers to tease your brain or even just to ease your boring day. When you get stuck, you can visit brain teasers forum to get extra “clues” from them whom have tried to solve it (but for me, it’s better to do it by myself as I did in solving this quiz).

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Honestants and Swindlecants #7

Brain teasing session!!!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

Going out of the pub, the gringo heard about a fantastic buried treasure. He wanted to be sure so he asked another man who replied:

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Honestants and Swindlecants #6 (Solution)

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There were 2 persons the gringo met there: the bartender and the man sitting next to him. The gringo asked the bartender if he spoke the truth. The bartender answered, but the gringo didn’t hear it. When the gringo asked the man sitting next to him, the man said, “The bartender said yes, but he is a big liar.” Is the bartender an Honestant? And how about that man?

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Honestants and Swindlecants #6

Brain teasing time!!!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

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When the gringo wanted to pay and leave the pub, the bartender told him how much his drink costed. It was quite expensive, so he asked the bartender if he spoke the truth.

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Honestants and Swindlecants #5 (Solution)

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The man said, “If my wife is an Honestant, then I am Swindlecant." Seems like it’s a contrary couple.

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Honestants and Swindlecants #5

Time for brain teasing, friend!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

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In the pub the gringo met a funny guy who said: “If my wife is an Honestant, then I am Swindlecant."

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Honestants and Swindlecants #4 (Solution)

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There are 3 men, just call them J, K, and L. And we got 2 clues here.

J said, “We are all Swindlecants." (clue #1).

K said, “Just one of us is an honest man." (clue #2).

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Honestants and Swindlecants #4

We meet again in brain teasing session, buddy!

Still with the Honestants and Swindlecants. And the story goes….

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Our gringo was lucky and survived. On his way to the pub he met three aborigines. 

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Honestants and Swindlecants #3 (Solution)

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From the situation we know that:

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Our Greatest Wealth

We are born with 2 eyes in front 'cause we must not always look behind, but see what lies ahead beyond ourselves.

We are born to have 2 ears (1 left, 1 right) so we can hear both sides, collect both the compliments and criticisms, to see which are right.

We are born with a brain concealed in a skull then no matter how poor we are, we are still rich, far no one can steal what our brain contains, packing in more jewels and rings than you can think.

We are born with 2 eyes, 2 ears, but 1 mouth for the mouth is a sharp weapon, it can hurt, flirt, and kill.

Remember our motto:

Talk less, listen, and see more.

We are born with only 1 heart, deep in our ribs, it reminds us to appreciate and give love from deep within.

-Anonymous-

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Honestants and Swindlecants #3

Hey ho, buddy!

Here’s some logic-problem-based brain teaser for you. Let’s check it out!

And the story ‘bout Honestants and Swindlecants goes on….

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Our gringo displeased the sovereign with his intrusive questions and was condemned to death. But there was also a chance to save himself by solving the following logic problem.

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Honestants and Swindlecants #2 (Solution)

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Just like the 1^st Honestants and Swindlecants brain teaser, this is also a typical logic problem which can be solved by using classic logic operations.

Here, we (still) got 3 main clues:

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Honestants and Swindlecants #2

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And the story about Honestants and Swindlecants goes on. Let’s check this out!

Situation:

As we’ve know, there are two kinds of people on a mysterious island; the Honestants who speak always the truth, and the Swindlecants who always lie.

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Honestants and Swindlecants #1 (Solution)

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This is a typical logic problem which can be solved by using classic logic operations.

The clue is in the 2-first sentence:

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Honestants and Swindlecants #1

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Have you ever lied? Lied about what? Oops, just keep it confidential. This time I’d give you a brain teaser  about lying named Honestants and Swindlecants #1. Let’s come to the game!

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