There were 13 horses in the race and I wished to know the winner so I asked my friends which horse had won.
Cecil said, "It was an odd number."
Bertie said, "It was a prime number."
Clarence said, "It was an even number."
Percival said, "It was a single digit."
Cuthbert said, "It was a square number."
Claude said, "It had a zero in it.
The number 1 is not considered to be a prime number. Square numbers would be 1, 4, and 9. But only one had told the truth.
Which number had won?
2006-10-06 10:51:33 · 5 answers · asked by Lesley 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Looking at this, one notes that inorder for only one person to have told the truth, then number must be even. This is because no prime number will be even. This cancels out Cecil and Bertie.
Numbers left are 2,4,6,8,10, and 12. Since Percival could have told the truth, this leaves 10 and 12. Since neither of those are square, this leaves Claude, which cancels out the 10, leaving 12 as the answer.
2006-10-06 11:12:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
12?
2006-10-06 10:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by Heyhey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it must be either 11 or 12 but I can't seem to narrow it down further. Oh 11 is prime so it must be 12, got it.
2006-10-06 11:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12. You know the true statement has to be either Cecil's or Clarence's. So then, just figure out which horse won.
2006-10-06 10:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 ?!?!?!?!
2006-10-06 12:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by grapeape199412 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋