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How many of these statements are true:

A) All of those below.
B) None of those below.
C) All of the above.
D) Exactly one of the above.
E) None of the above.
F) None of the above.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Jun 25, 2016

Relevant wiki: Truth-Tellers and Liars

There is only 1 \boxed{1} statement, statement E , which is true as explained below:

  • Statement A: "All of those below" is false, because statements B through F cannot be all true.
  • Statement B: "None of those below" is false, because statement E is true .
  • Statement C: "All of those above" is false, because statements A and B are false.
  • Statement D: "Exactly one of the above" is false, because all statements A, B and C are false.
  • Statement E: "None of the above" is true , because all statements A, B, C and D are false.
  • Statement F: "None of the above" is false, because statement E is true .
Eli Ross Staff
Jun 28, 2016

Here's a pathway to finding this answer:

If A is true, then F is true, but F says that A is false. Similarly, if F is true, then A is false, but A says that F is true. So, because of these contradictions, both A and F are false.

C is therefore immediately false (since A is false).

If B is true, then D is true. But if D is true, then B is false. This is a contradiction, so B is false, and it follows that D is false too.

This leaves E. If E is true, this checks out: exactly 1 statement is true, and it is E. E cannot be false, because then F would be true.

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