Three boxes, all with car drawings on the outside, have statements underneath them – but only one of them is true.
Can you work out which box has a car in it?
View answer and explanation below!
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The puzzle reads: “There are 3 boxes, exactly one of which has a car. You can keep the car if you pick the correct box!
“On each box there is a statement, exactly one of which is true.Box 1: The car is in this box.
Box 2: The car is not in this box.
Box 3: The car is not in box 1.
“Which box has the car?”
The answer
Box 2 contains the car, but only 37% of people get this right.
If the car were in box 1, then the statements on box 1 and 2 would both be correct, so it can’t be in box 1.
If the car were in box 3, then the statements on boxes 2 and 3 would be correct, so it can’t be in box 3 either.Apply the theory that the car is in box 2, and the only true
statement is that of box 3, meaning the car has to be in the second box.