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On what day of the week would they both say “Tomorrow, I will lie.”?

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James and Jonathan are liars, who lie on specific days.
James lies on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, but he is honest on all other days.
Jonathan lies on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, but he tells the truth on all other days.

On what day of the week would they both say “Tomorrow, I will lie.”?

posted Aug 31, 2014 by anonymous

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on Thursday

As on Thursday James will speak truth that we will speak lie on tomorrow i.e. on Friday and Jonathan will say lie that he will lie on tomorrow, as he speaks lie on Thursday.

answer Sep 2, 2014 by Kunal Shah



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