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ANSWER IS YES. THERE ARE ONLY 2 PUZZLES BEING SPOKEN OF: THIS ONE, AND THE ONE BEFORE THIS ONE. THE ENTIRE QUESTION CAN BE REPHRASED TO: IF THE PUZZLE YOU SOLVED BEFORE THIS ONE WAS HARDER THAN THIS ONE, WAS THE PUZZLE YOU SOLVED BEFORE THIS ONE HARDER THAN THIS ONE? SO, THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS DEFINITELY YES 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A THE EASIEST WAY TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE IS TO SELECT AN ANSWER FROM Q1 TO CHECK IF THE ANSWERS TALLY. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS A, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS B, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS D, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS B, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS C - CONTRADICTION. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS B, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS A, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS C, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS C, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS A - CONTRADICTION. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS C, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS D, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS A, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS D, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS B - CONTRADICTION. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS D, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS C, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS B, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS A, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS D - CORRECT ANSWER THE STUDENT IS DOUBLE COUNTING A LOT OF THE DAYS. A LOT OF THE TIME SPENT SLEEPING, EATING, AND RELAXING OCCURS DURING WEEKENDS AND THE SUMMER. WEEKENDS ALSO OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER, SO ALL OF THESE HOURS ARE GETTING COUNTED SEVERAL TIMES. AND, SCHOOL IS NOT AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. SO THE 4 DAYS ACTUALLY REPRESENTS MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL. IF SCHOOL IS 6 HOURS PER DAY, THOSE FOUR DAYS REPRESENTS 16 DAYS OF SCHOOL THE TRAVELER ASKED, "WHICH ROAD GOES TO YOUR VILLAGE". HE WOULD THEN TAKE THE ROAD THE VILLAGER POINTED TO. IF THE MAN IS A TRUTHFUL PERSON, HE WOULD POINT TOWARDS THE TRUTHFUL VILLAGE. IF HE'S A LIAR, HE WOULD ALSO POINT TO THE TRUTHFUL VILLAGE