13th Jun

Logic Problem – The Boxes

There are three boxes. One is labeled “APPLES” another is labeled “ORANGES”. The last one is labeled “APPLES AND ORANGES”. You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose.

How can you label the boxes correctly?

  • http://www.jayeshsagar.com Jayesh Karathiya

    Pick from the one labeled “Apples & Oranges”. This box must contain either only apples or only oranges.

    E.g. if you find an Orange, label the box Orange, then change the Oranges box to Apples, and the Apples box to “Apples & Oranges”

  • Minesh Trivedi

    I will ask you to pick one fruit from the box labeled “APPLES AND ORANGES”. Now I can say the fruit you pick is the label for that Box and rest of two are opposite from original label.

    eg. if you will get me “Apple” form the box labeled “APPLES AND ORANGES”.

    The box labeled “APPLES AND ORANGES” is “APPLES”.

    The box labeled “ORANGES” is “APPLES AND ORANGES”.

    The box labeled “APPLES” is “ORANGES”.