ANSWER: Prisoner B. EXPLANATION: If prisoners B and C had the same color hat on, prisoner A would have know immediately that his hat was the other color (there are only two hats of each color). Since prisoner A was silent, prisoners B and C must have different colored hats.
How does the hat riddle work?
You start out by saying, “I Have the hat and I pass it to blank” because you say a name. Then you say you pass it to someone else but you say their name. Well the first person to talk is who has the hat but you dont tell them that.
How do you solve a hat puzzle?
For this to happen, the first prisoner to speak will say “blue”, if the number of blue hats he sees in front of him is even, or “red” if he sees an odd number. This information, coupled with the responses other prisoners have already given and the hats in front is enough to work out what colour hat is on your head.
How do you solve the 100 hat riddle?
A guard is going to walk down the line, starting in the back, and ask each prisoner what color hat they have on. They can only answer “blue” or “red.” If they answer incorrectly, or say anything else, they will be shot dead on the spot. If they answer correctly, they will be set free.
How does the prisoner hat Riddle related to inductive reasoning?
If the x prisoner was allowed to use inductive reasoning, if there were three blue and two yellow hats, and if he saw two yellow hats (one on y and one on z), then he would have a 100% certainty of having on a blue hat.
What is the hat riddle?
Every prisoner can see the hats of the people in front but not their own hat, or the hats worn by anyone behind. A prison guard, starts at the back of the line and asks each prisoner the colour of their hat. If they answer correctly, they will be pardoned, if they get it wrong, they’ll be executed.
