@Phoenix_feathers: My final solution is M-married, L-married, N-not married. Therefore, the third if condition isn't satisfied and the consequent is irrelevant.
@Dave: If they're not if--then conditions but rather factual assertions, then there is a contradiction between statements (1) and (2) as to the marital status of N. Besides, there's no point asking the question "Who is married?" if you're making assertions regarding the fact. Also note that even in the if---then framework, M-married, L - unmarried, N - unmarried also doesn't produce a contradiction. However, it still leaves M married. A different tuple, M-unmarried, N-unmarried, L-married also satisfies these constraints. So a distinct answer cannot be obtained if we assume that just a single person is married. A single, unambiguous answer is obtained when we impose the constraints that 2 people of the 3 have to be married and that the if-then interpretation is true. Of course, this is just my interpretation of the question and involves a lot of "far-fetched" reasoning. It could just be a misprint or an invalid question. I agree that the question might be ambiguous and I'm open to other/better answers/solutions and I'll be happy to be proven incorrect. -- DK -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/TcN7rXJmTWEJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
