3 Sons and 5 Hats...?!
Question: 3 Sons and 5 Hats!.!.!.!?
A man has 3 sons!. He also has 5 hats - 3 white, 2 black!.
He lines up his sons, one behind the other, all with eyes open, and places one hat on each boy's head!.
He tells his sons that each must try to logically figure out what color hat he is wearing!.
The one who can do this will inherit all of his money!.
He asks the son in the back, who can see his brothers ahead of him!. But the son does not know!.
He asks the son in the middle, who can see one brother ahead of him!. But the son does not know!.
He asks the son in the front, who cannot see anyone, and he knows!.
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He lines up his sons, one behind the other, all with eyes open, and places one hat on each boy's head!.
He tells his sons that each must try to logically figure out what color hat he is wearing!.
The one who can do this will inherit all of his money!.
He asks the son in the back, who can see his brothers ahead of him!. But the son does not know!.
He asks the son in the middle, who can see one brother ahead of him!. But the son does not know!.
He asks the son in the front, who cannot see anyone, and he knows!.
How!?!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
The back man can see the hats worn by the two men in front of him!. So, if both of those hats were black, he would know that the hat he wore was white!. But, since he doesn't answer, he must see at least one white hat ahead of him!.
After it becomes apparent to the middle man that the back man can't figure out what he's wearing, he knows that there is at least one white hat worn by himself and the front man!.
Knowing this, if the middle man saw a black hat in front of him, he'd know that his own hat was white, and could answer the question correctly!.
But, since he doesn't answer, he must see a white hat on the front man!.
After it becomes apparent to the front man that neither of the men behind him can answer the question, he realizes the middle man saw a white hat in front of him!. So he says, correctly, "My hat is white!."Www@Enter-QA@Com
After it becomes apparent to the middle man that the back man can't figure out what he's wearing, he knows that there is at least one white hat worn by himself and the front man!.
Knowing this, if the middle man saw a black hat in front of him, he'd know that his own hat was white, and could answer the question correctly!.
But, since he doesn't answer, he must see a white hat on the front man!.
After it becomes apparent to the front man that neither of the men behind him can answer the question, he realizes the middle man saw a white hat in front of him!. So he says, correctly, "My hat is white!."Www@Enter-QA@Com
He's wearing white!.
If the one in the back saw the other two wearing a black or white hat he would not know that he was wearing!. If he saw 2 black hats, he would have known he was wearing white!.
The same for the middle!.
The one in the front knows he is wearing white because of the other 2's answers!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
If the one in the back saw the other two wearing a black or white hat he would not know that he was wearing!. If he saw 2 black hats, he would have known he was wearing white!.
The same for the middle!.
The one in the front knows he is wearing white because of the other 2's answers!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
the middle and the front are wearing black hats!.
and the last is wearing white!.
cuz the last and middle cant see the black hats in front of them!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
and the last is wearing white!.
cuz the last and middle cant see the black hats in front of them!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Because all the other sons have already said what there are so he knows which ones are left!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
because he has his eyes openWww@Enter-QA@Com
he takes it off and looks at it!?
please tell me!"Www@Enter-QA@Com
please tell me!"Www@Enter-QA@Com