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Maths Puzzle
There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose.
How can you label the boxes correctly?
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- First Choose the box labeled "APPLE AND ORANGE".If you find ORANGE/APPLE then take out the label ORANGE/APPLE from other box and put on the box you find ORANGE/APPLE.Now you have one box labeled "APPLE/ORANGE"(there won't be APPLE/ORANGE inside).Take out the label and put "APPLES AND ORANGES" label there. All Done...
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- if i have to pick orange,i will choose the box which has mentioned apples.that means either it is containing "oranges" or "apples and oranges".hence probability of getting orange is the most. same as for other fruit.
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
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