smudged faces problem

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logic puzzles

  • In logic puzzle: The smudged faces

    ) The problem of the smudged faces is another instance of pure logical deduction. Three travellers were aboard a train that had just emerged from a tunnel, leaving a smudge of soot on the forehead of each. While they were laughing at each other,…

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  • Square numbers shown formed from consecutive triangular numbers
    In number game: The smudged faces

    ) The problem of the smudged faces is another instance of pure logical deduction. Three travellers were aboard a train that had just emerged from a tunnel, leaving a smudge of soot on the forehead of each. While they were laughing at each…

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