Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Apple and Orange Box Puzzle.

There are 3 boxes in a room. All boxes are labeled incorrectly.Pick one piece of fruit from 1 box to relabel correctly.

Box - Label
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Box 1 - "Apples"
Box 2 - "Oranges"
Box 3 - "Apples & Oranges"

Answer:
Pick the fruit from the box labelled "Apples & Oranges"..

If the fruit is an orange:
Box labelled "Apples & Oranges" is the "Oranges" box.
Box labelled "Oranges" is the "Apples" box.
Box labelled "Apples" is the "Apples & Oranges" box.

If the fruit is an apple:
Box labelled "Apples & Oranges" is the "Apples" box.
Box labelled "Apples" is the "Oranges" box.
Box labelled "Oranges" is the "Apples & Oranges" box.

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