Hat Puzzle

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 28 Apr 2005, 21:17

A classic puzzle. Don't post the solution here, send me a private message instead and I will announce the correct answer on Saturday morning.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 29 Apr 2005, 06:40

Four correct solutions so far, and they are all from guys. Come on ladies!

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 30 Apr 2005, 07:34

Hats off to the following members, who all provided the correct solution:

mr magnolia
Dadaist
Ed
MrSpoon
Marya
paulw
teddygirl
CatzVP

It's an intriguing puzzle, in that at first sight it would appear that none of the men has sufficient information to deduce the colour of his own hat.

The solution is C. He can see that B is wearing a white hat. He also knows that D must be aware of this fact. If C were also wearing a white hat then by a process of elimination D would know that he must have a black hat. D's silence can mean only one thing - that he sees one white hat (B) and one black hat (C).

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 May 2005, 22:13

Good puzzle Bob..don't think I would have figured it out in a million years!