Three identical wooden chests are placed in a row. One contains only gold coins, one contains only silver coins, and one contains a mix of both. Every single chest has been labeled incorrectly by a careless thief. You are allowed to draw just one single coin from only one chest to determine the exact contents of all three. Which chest do you choose?
The chest labeled 'Mix'.
Since every chest is labeled incorrectly, the chest labeled 'Mix' definitely does not contain a mix. Therefore, it must contain either all gold or all silver. Drawing one coin reveals the true contents of that chest. Because the other two labels are also wrong, you can instantly deduce the remaining contents through process of elimination.
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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