A dragon and knight live on an island. This island has seven poisoned wells, numbered 1 to 7. If you drink from a well, you can only save yourself by drinking from a higher numbered well. Well 7 is located at the top of a high mountain, so only the dragon can reach it.
One day they decide that the island isn't big enough for the two of them, and they have a duel. Each of them brings a glass of water to the duel, they exchange glasses, and drink. After the duel, the knight lives and the dragon dies.
Why did the knight live? Why did the dragon die?
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I am not sure of answer ..
but think a preventive might help the knight ...
preventive is there in the question.. am i ryt?
ok...hw does the dragon die?????
The knight took a glass of water from well no: 6, and had a sip before exchanging glasses with the dragon. So when he drank water from well no: 7, he was saved. The knight emptied the glass that the dragon had brought...so the dragon which could only save itself by having a drink from well no: 7 died.
is that right??
wat if the dragon brings water from well 1??
Can we assume that the dragon was stupid and the knight intelligent? (Unlike the pirates and gold problem).
Then the knight would have brought unpoisoned water (not from any of the poisoned wells) to the duel, and would have consumed a dose from 1 (or any well other than 7) before coming to the duel.
if we assume tat.. i think the soln is ok.. otherwise i cant figure ouit a soln.. :(
if d knight brought an nonpoisonous water den how come d dragon died.
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