Four prisoners escape from a prison.
The prisoners, Mr. East, Mr. West, Mr. South, Mr. North head
towards different directions after escaping.
The following information of their escape was supplied:
? The escape routes were North Road, South Road, East Road
and West Road
? None of the prisoners took the road which was their namesake
? Mr. East did not take the South Road
? Mr.West did not the South Road
? The West Road was not taken by Mr. East
What road did each of the prisoners take to make their escape
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Put all the given information into the table structure as
follow:
North Road South Road East Road West Road
Mr. North No
Mr. South No
Mr. East No No No
Mr. West No No
Now from table, two things are obvious and they are:
? Mr.North took the South Road
? Mr.East took the North Road
Put this information into the table, Also keep in mind that
the prisoners head towards different directions after escaping.
North Road South Road East Road West Road
Mr. North No YES No No
Mr. South No No
Mr. East YES No No No
Mr. West No No No
Now from the table:
? Mr.West took the East Road
? Mr.South took the West Road
So the answer is:
? Mr.North took the South Road
? Mr.South took the West Road
? Mr.East took the North Road
? Mr.West took the East Road
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 49 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / nandkishor lokhande
"east prisoner" was not take east ,south and west hence he
take "north".
"west prisoner" not take west and south hence only one way
he have which is "east".
"south prisoner" not go to south hence he have only one way
which is "west".
and at last "north prisoner" have only "south way".
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 18 Yes | 4 No |
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