Who’s who?

Harry and Fred are called Smith and Jones, but I am not sure if it’s Harry Smith and Fred Jones, or Harry Jones and Fred Smith. Given that two of the following statements are false, what is Harry’s surname?

  1. Harry’s surname is Jones.
  2. Harry’s surname is Smith.
  3. Fred’s surname is Smith.

This is called learning to think !! 🙂 🙂 🙂

Nalin Pithwa

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3 Comments

  1. Anubhav C. Singh
    Posted November 22, 2016 at 2:36 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Harry Smith and Fred Jones.
    In this case, only option 2 is correct whereas in the other one, options 1 and 3 are correct. Given one statement is true, option one is the right answer

  2. nkpithwa
    Posted November 22, 2016 at 3:45 pm | Permalink | Reply

    🙂 I will reply in detail soon…

  3. nkpithwa
    Posted November 24, 2016 at 1:50 am | Permalink | Reply

    The answer is Smith. Statements 1 and 3 are false.

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