Puzzle 112 - Solution

Solution : 0 or 1000 

Let us look at the possible combinations. 

FFT
FTF
TFF 

If only Harry is right, David owns at least one book. But if he owns more than 1000 books, Harry is right. Which means FFT is not a possible solution.

If David owns more than 1000 books, if Thomas is right, then he certainly has at least one book, which means if Thomas is right, Harry should also be right. Which means TFF is not a possible solution.

If David has no books at all, then Thomas is wrong. And Harry is also wrong. But Richard is right because fewer than 1000 can also be zero. 

The other solution is David has exactly 1000 books. If he has 1000 books, Thomas is wrong, Richard is also wrong, but Harry is right - as David has at least one book.

 

 

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