# Thread: logic word puzzle

1. ## logic word puzzle

hey guys. who is interested in a logic puzzle? i still cant work it out help me please

four suspects W,X,Y and Z were rounded up for questioning conserning a break in. it was known that at least one was guilty, and that no on outside the 4 was involved. the following facts were established:

a) W is definatelly innocent
b)if X was guilty, then he had exactly one accomplice
c) if Y was guilty, then he had exactly two accomplice

is Z guilty or not?

2. Originally Posted by boomshine57th
hey guys. who is interested in a logic puzzle? i still cant work it out help me please

four suspects W,X,Y and Z were rounded up for questioning conserning a break in. it was known that at least one was guilty, and that no on outside the 4 was involved. the following facts were established:

a) W is definatelly innocent
b)if X was guilty, then he had exactly one accomplice
c) if Y was guilty, then he had exactly two accomplice

is Z guilty or not?
If X is guilty, then his accomplice could be Y or Z
If Y is guilty, then his accomplices can only be X and Z

Is Z guilty?

Not sure. Because X could be the guilty person and Y is his accomplice.

3. z is guilty

if y is guilty then so are x and z

if x is guilty then so is z ( because if y was guilty al three would be guilty)

4. Hello, boomshine57th!

Four suspects $W,X,Y\text{ and }Z$ were rounded up for questioning concerning a break-in.
It was known that at least one was guilty, and that no one outside the 4 was involved.
The following facts were established:

(a) $W$ is definitely innocent
(b) if $X$ was guilty, then he had exactly one accomplice
(c) if $Y$ was guilty, then he had exactly two accomplices

Is $Z$ guilty or not?

From (a), the only suspects are: . $X,Y,Z$

If (c) is true, then $Y$ is guilty, and $X$ and $Y$ were accomplices.
. . Then all three are guilty. ( $X$ had two accomplices; $Z$ had two accomplices.)
Hence, (b) is not true.

Therefore, (c) is not true: $Y$ is innocent.
. . The only suspects are: . $X\text{ and }Z$

$X$ is either (1) guilty or (2) innocent.

(1) If $X$ is guilty, then (b) says he had one accomplice; it must be $Z$.
. . Hence, $Z$ is guilty.

(2) If $X$ is innocent, then $Z$ is the only remaining suspect.
. . Hence, $Z$ is guilty.

Therefore, $Z$ is guilty.

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