I'm lost in a forest which is inhabited by Red men and Green men. The Red men always tell the truth; the Green men always lie. I come to a fork in the road; and I have to get to a town called 'Umgowa', but I don't know whether to take the right of left road. There's this man standing at the fork, but it is too dark to see if he's Red or Green. I can ask 'one' question of this man, which calls for a 'yes' or 'no' answer, to find the correct road to take. What question should I ask?
2006-10-23 03:33:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
#2 That would find the colour of the man, but would not tell me the road to take.
#3 Only one question I get.
Remember it's a YES or NO reply I will expect
2006-10-23 03:44:11 · update #1
"Will your answer be yes if i ask that the road towards right will goto Umgowa?" is the qstn to be asked.
Consider the following 2 cases.
1.Person at fort is truthteller
i) If road towards right goes to Umgowa...answer he says is Yes
ii) If road towards left goes to Umgowa...answer he says is No.
2.Person at fort is Liar
i)If road towards right goes to Umgowa....answer he says is "Yes"
(B'coz if you had asked him will road towards right goes to Umgowa his answer would be No(a lie),and he has to negate "no" and hence says yes)
ii)If road towards left goes to Umgowa...his answer will be "No"
(Same logic as earlier, if you had asked will right goto Umgowa,he would say yes(a lie), and he has to negate this answer and will say No)
So in both the cases,irrespective of truthteller or liar,you get the same answer either Yes or No.
If you get Yes,then right goes to Umowa,and if you get a No,left goes to Umgowa
Regards,
2006-10-23 04:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by megh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the question would be:
would the man that is the other color tell me to take the road on the left to get to umgowa?
if he says yes then you take the road on the right. if he says no you take the road on the left. it would be the opposite of his answer.
2006-10-23 03:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by gojets126 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To the people above...how would that help the situation? The person who had the second answer...if you asked that question, you would then know if the one in front of you is the truth teller or the liar, IF they dont answer "dont know", but where would that get you? You can't ask another question cause you can only ask ONE question.
2006-10-23 03:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by Barbi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Would someone of the opposite color, tell me to take the right road to get to Umgowa?"
If they said yes than take the left. if they said no take the right!
2006-10-23 03:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask 'where would the other colour men tell me where Umgowa is' and go the Other way from the one they tell you.
2006-10-23 03:57:39 · answer #5 · answered by jewl 32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen this on the labyrinth as she has to do this to get through a door. I cant remember how she works it out tho!
I think she might even think she has worked it out and she goes through the wrong door anyway!
Tell us then because no1 knows.
2006-10-23 04:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by x Danielle x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do i take the right road & are you red
2006-10-23 03:40:17 · answer #7 · answered by cowboys4lee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the wrong question and you will get the right answer.
2006-10-23 08:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by pixie007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask him which road to take, and then ask him if he's standing in the shadows.
2006-10-23 03:37:51 · answer #9 · answered by Hayakain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where is the nearest asylum?
2006-10-23 07:59:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋