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    boy of DESTINY Senior Member Big_John's Avatar
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    hmm, it's a bit confused. this is because there is some ambiguity in larry's statement. when he says "less than that", does he mean less than 100 (0-99) or less than "over 100" (0-100). if the former is the case, three men could be right:

    -henry would be the only correct one if he's won >100 trophies (e.g. 200).

    -larry would be the only correct one if henry won 0 or 2-99 trophies (e.g. 50).

    -lenny cannot be correct. if henry won only one trophy, larry is also correct, failing the test (only one can be correct).

    -benny would be the only correct one if henry won exactly 100 trophies.


    if the latter (less than "over 100") is the case, either larry or henry could be right.

    -henry would be the only correct one if he's won >100 trophies (e.g. 3000).

    -larry would be the only correct one if henry won 0 or 2-99 trophies (e.g. 3).

    -neither lenny nor benny can be correct. if either is correct, larry is also correct, which fails the test (only one can be correct).


    so in either case, there are multiple correct solutions. perhaps i've missed something?
    Last edited by Big_John; 06-26-2005 at 20:57.
    now i'm here, and history is vindicated.

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