>>There are three men stranded on a deserted island named Ted, Ned and Fred. Of these three men they were of two distinct types, the Blue that always tell the truth and the Red that always lie. After many years a ship finds the 3 hagard men. The captain of the ship shouts out to them, "If you are Blue then we will rescue you."
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>>Ted said. "I'm Blue and they're both Red."
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>>Ned said "I'm ... " but the rest was blown away by a sudden gust of wind.
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>>Fred Said. "He said he's Blue. That's true. I'm Blue too."
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>>The captain frowned uncertainly and called on his trusty advisor < you > to determine which if any should be rescued.
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>>Of the three which one(s) do you tell him to rescue and why?
>Ned and Fred
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>To hard to explain. i said
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OK i will
Assume Ted is blue and both Ned and Fred are Red. If Ned is Red, it would have said "I am Blue" and that makes Fred statement true(which means he is not Red).
So if Ted is Red then Ned and Fred are Blue.
Geno Prida