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Turkey NMO 2000 1st Round - P07 (Combinatorics)

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July 24, 2012

Problem Statement

Some of A,B,C,D,A,B,C,D, and EE are truth tellers, and the others are liars. Truth tellers always tell the truth. Liars always lie. We know AA is a truth teller. According to below conversation,
B:B: I'm a truth teller.
C:C: DD is a truth teller.
D:D: BB and EE are not both truth tellers.
E:E: AA and BB are truth tellers.
How many truth tellers are there?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 1<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> More information is needed <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 1 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 2 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 3 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 4 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{More information is needed}