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King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs.
The The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight eight legs always saytell the truth.

One day, four servants met.
The blue one says: "Altogether, “Altogether, we have $28$ legs";28 legs.”
theThe green one says: "Altogether, “Altogether, we have $27$ legs";27 legs.”
theThe yellow one says: "Altogether, “Altogether, we have $26$ legs";26 legs.”
theThe red one says: "Altogether, “Altogether, we have $25$ legs"25 legs.

What is the colour of the servant that sayswho tells the truth?

King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs.
The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight legs always say the truth.

One day, four servants met.
The blue one says: "Altogether we have $28$ legs";
the green one says: "Altogether we have $27$ legs";
the yellow one says: "Altogether we have $26$ legs";
the red one says: "Altogether we have $25$ legs".

What is the colour of the servant that says the truth?

King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs. The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight legs always tell the truth.

One day, four servants met.
The blue one says, “Altogether, we have 28 legs.”
The green one says, “Altogether, we have 27 legs.”
The yellow one says, “Altogether, we have 26 legs.”
The red one says, “Altogether, we have 25 legs.

What is the colour of the servant who tells the truth?

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King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs.
The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight legs always say the truth.

One day, four servants met.
The blue one says: "Altogether we have 28$28$ legs";
the green one says: "Altogether we have 27$27$ legs";
the yellow one says: "Altogether we have 26$26$ legs";
the red one says: "Altogether we have 25$25$ legs".

What is the colour of the servant that says the truth?

King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs.
The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight legs always say the truth.

One day, four servants met.
The blue one says: "Altogether we have 28 legs";
the green one says: "Altogether we have 27 legs";
the yellow one says: "Altogether we have 26 legs";
the red one says: "Altogether we have 25 legs".

What is the colour of the servant that says the truth?

King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs.
The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight legs always say the truth.

One day, four servants met.
The blue one says: "Altogether we have $28$ legs";
the green one says: "Altogether we have $27$ legs";
the yellow one says: "Altogether we have $26$ legs";
the red one says: "Altogether we have $25$ legs".

What is the colour of the servant that says the truth?

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What Logic puzzle: Which octopus is telling the colortruth?

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