An autumn pie-baking contest has 3 judges. Each judge tastes an apple pie and votes either 'Yes' (pass) or 'No' (fail). How many unique total voting combinations among the 3 judges result in the pie receiving a winning majority of 'Yes' votes?
4 combinations
A majority requires at least 2 'Yes' votes out of 3. The valid winning outcomes are: (Yes, Yes, No), (Yes, No, Yes), (No, Yes, Yes), and (Yes, Yes, Yes). This makes 4 unique combinations.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Hard. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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