Max has a curious habit: when he is asked questions about his favorite number, he lies and tells the truth alternatingly . His first answer can be the truth or a lie. His friend Bob asks him the following questions:
Is your favorite number less than 100?
Is it prime?
Does it contain the digit 4?
Is it even?
Is it a perfect square?
His answer is always yes. What is Max's favorite number?
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Since 2 is the only even prime and it's obviously less than 100, therefore we are searching for an odd perfect square containing the digit 4 that's less than 100. The answer is 7² = 49 < 100.