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How can you distribute 3 apples to two mothers and their two daughters giving a whole apple to each?
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(C) DAUGHTER. A GUY, WHEN HE SAYS, "MY DAUGHTER'S MOTHER", HE IS REFERRING TO HIS WIFE. A LADY, WHEN SHE SAYS, "MY DAUGHTER'S MOTHER", SHE IS REFERRING TO HERSELF. BASED ON THE OPTIONS GIVEN, WE CAN SAFELY ASSUME THAT IT'S NOT A GUY - THERE IS NO OPTION FOR SON, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, GRANDSON, ETC. SO, WHEN A LADY SAYS, "MY DAUGHTER'S MOTHER", SHE IS ACTUALLY REFERRING TO HERSELF (OR 'ME'). AND, IF WE REPHRASE THE SENTENCE, IT BECOMES, "IF TERESA'S DAUGHTER IS ME, WHO AM I TO TERESA?"
I DO NOT HAVE ANY DAUGHTERS AND THE TRUE STATEMENT IS: I HAVE LESS THAN TEN DAUGHTERS. IF I HAVE ANY DAUGHTERS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE TWO STATEMENTS WHICH ARE TRUE. THEREFORE, I HAVE NO DAUGHTERS
THERE ARE 3 PEOPLE - A GRANDMOTHER, HER DAUGHTER AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER. THE GRANDMOTHER IS A MOTHER TO HER DAUGHTER AND HER DAUGHTER IS THE MOTHER TO THE GRANDDAUGHTER
THERE ARE ONLY 3 PEOPLE, NOT 4 PEOPLE - A GRANDMOTHER, A MOTHER AND A GRANDDAUGHTER. THE MOTHER IS BOTH A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER. SO YOU GIVE 1 APPLE TO EACH PERSON
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