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Jaswinder24 | 12:25 Mon 09th Apr 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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You are an archaeologist that has just unearthed a long-sought triplet of ancient treasure chests. One chest is plated with silver, one with gold, and one with bronze. According to legend, one of the three chests is filled with great treasure, whereas the other two chests both house man-eating pythons that can rip your head off. Faced with a dilemma, you then notice that there are inscriptions on the chests:
Silver Chest Gold Chest Bronze Chest
Treasure is in this Chest. Treasure is not in this Chest. Treasure is not in the Gold Chest.

You know that at least one of the inscriptions is true, and at least one of the inscriptions is false. Which chest do you open?
  
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You can do this with a process of elimination - let's call your three statements numbers 1, 2 and 3.

If the treasure is in the silver chest then 1, 2 and 3 are all correct.

If the treasure is in the gold chest then 1, 2 and 3 are all false.

If the treasure is in the bronze chest then 1 is false, but 2 and 3 are true.

Since we know that at least one statement is true and at least one is false, then the treasure can only be in the bronze chest.

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