I have 3 jars. All of the jars are incorrectly labeled. One has peaches, one has pears, one has plums.
What is the least number of jars I need to open to determine the contents of all 3 and why?
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I have 3 jars. All of the jars are incorrectly labeled. One has peaches, one has pears, one has plums.
What is the least number of jars I need to open to determine the contents of all 3 and why?
Only one.
You open the one labeled peaches. It cannot contain peaches. There are two cases, either it contains pears, or plums.
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If the jars are transparent you don’t have to open any of them