There were 4 people sitting in a row, trying to win $50 from a riddle.
The one in front was wearing a red hat.
The second from the front was wearing a blue hat.
The third from the front was wearing a red hat.
The last was wearing a blue hat and is blind-folded.
Each of them were informed that they are all wearing a hat, the last person is blind-folded and that there are 2 red and 2 blue hats. if they can guess the color of their hat, then they win the prize.
There was a long silence, then one of them guessed the color of his hat correctly. Who was it?
Note that they can only see the person in front of them and are not allowed to turn around and see behind them.
Did you figure it out? Is that any better Steve?
* Red Hat, Blue Hat from www.brainteasercentral.com
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4 comments:
It was the second person. The first and last person cannot see other people at all, therefore it is either the third or second. The second person realized that if he and the person in front were wearing the same colored hat, the third person would be able to answer the color of his hat right away. However, since there was a long silence, then the color of the his hat and the person's in front of him must be different.
much better. I had to think about that for a long time, too long. Still got it, but I would not have beaten a buzzer if it were timed.
that could have been an LSAT question (although it would have been a short question). All about pattern recognition.
so can the third person see both the first and second? I don't get it, I thought the notes said that each person can only see the person in front of them. this means everyone should only have knowledge of one hat. I apparently made sense to Steve so I feel a little silly asking :-) Happy Thanksgiving.
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