Three boxes contain fruit. Box 1 has apples. Box 2 has oranges. Box 3 has a mix of apples and oranges. Every single box is incorrectly labeled. You may draw one piece of fruit from one box to fix all the labels. Which box do you pick?
The box labeled 'Mix'
Since all labels are wrong, the box labeled 'Mix' cannot actually contain a mix. Therefore, it must contain either 100% apples or 100% oranges. If you draw one fruit from the 'Mix' box and it is an apple, then the 'Mix' box is actually the Apple box. By elimination, the remaining boxes can be correctly identified.
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: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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