3 boxes are in a room. You know that one contains apples, one contains oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges, nut you don't know the contents of the specific boxes. The boxes are labeled, "apples," "oranges," and "apples and oranges," but each box has the wrong label on it. You must identify the contents of each box by picking one piece of fruit from only one box. You're not allowed to feel the fruit! How can you identify the contents of each box?

Please fully explain because i have no idea!

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pick the box labled mixed. If an apple is there, the box is apple. If an orange is there, it is orange.

If the first mixed box is apple, then and the other two are wrong labels, then apple box is mixed, and the orange box is apples

If the first mixed box was orange, then the apple box is mixed, and the mixed apple.

so on one try you have figured out all.

Now if the first box was a orange, ...youfigure it out.

thank you!!!

To solve this puzzle, you need to make logical deductions based on the information given. Here's how you can identify the contents of each box:

1. Start by picking a fruit from the box labeled "apples and oranges." Since we know that the labels are incorrect, it means this box cannot contain both apples and oranges. So, if you pick an apple, this box should be labeled "apples," and if you pick an orange, it should be labeled "oranges."

2. Now, let's assume that you picked an apple from the box labeled "apples and oranges," and based on that, you labeled it as "apples." This means that the label on this box is correct, and we know that this box contains only apples.

3. Since we now know that the box labeled "apples" actually contains apples, and the labels are incorrect, we can deduce that this box must be the one labeled "oranges," as it cannot contain apples.

4. Finally, the remaining unlabeled box must be the one labeled "apples and oranges." We already know that this box cannot contain both apples and oranges, so now we can correctly label it as "oranges."

In summary:

- The box labeled "apples and oranges" is actually "oranges."
- The box labeled "apples" is actually "oranges."
- The box labeled "oranges" is actually "apples."

By picking a fruit from only one box and using logical deductions, you can correctly identify the contents of each box.