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B can not be the knight because for his statement to be true, A would also have to be a knight. C cannot be the knight, because then his statement would be false.

Therefore, A is the knight and by his statement, C is the Knave. This leaves B as the spy.

 

25)

Neither the knight nor the knave would say that he is the knave, so B must be the spy. Therefore C is lying
and must be the knave, and A is therefore the knight (and told the truth).

 

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No possible solution

 

27)

We know that B is not the knight, because if he were, then his assertion that A is telling the truth would
mean that there were two knights. Clearly C is not the knight, because he claims he is the spy. Therefore
A is the knight. That means that B was telling the truth, so he must be the spy. And C is the knave, who
falsely asserts that he is the spy.

 

28)

*If B=Knight then what options do A have =Knight or Spy but A can't be Knight because B is already Knight.

Hence A should be Spy which means C=Knave. But considering C=Knave means B=Knave which makes this assumption wrong.

*If B=knave then what option do A have =Knave which is not possible hence assuming B=Knave is also not possible.

Therefore B=Spy.

Now if we take C=knave then B would be Knave which is not possible.Hence C=knight and A=knave.

 

29)

We can tell nothing here; each of the six permutations is possible.

 

30)

A can't be the Knave, because then A is lying and thus A should be the Spy.

B can't be the Knave, because then B is lying and thus B should be the Spy.

Thus C is the only person that can be Knave.

C is lying and thus A can't be the spy. Therefore A=Knight and B=Spy.

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