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(Message started by: THUDandBLUNDER on Nov 30^th, 2003, 3:21am)

Title: Political Convention
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Nov 30^th, 2003, 3:21am

At a recent political convention there were 100 politicians present, each of whom was either totally honest or totally dishonest. We are given that, for any two politicians, at least one of them was totally dishonest. We are also given the rather dubious fact that at least one of the politcians present was totally honest.

How many totally honest politicians were present?

Title: Re: Political Convention
Post by Dudidu on Nov 30^th, 2003, 3:53am

Could it be [hide] one (1) [/hide] ???.
Although it is even hard to believe that this situation can occur ;).

Title: Re: Political Convention
Post by tseuG on Nov 30^th, 2003, 3:57am

" There has to be just one honest politician (say A). If there was even one more (say B), the pair A, B would violate the condition that out of any two atleast one has to be dishonest."

Title: Re: Political Convention
Post by aero_guy on Dec 1^st, 2003, 12:35pm

But then again we have to ask which of the politicains gave you this information?