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The Light Switch Answer

Link May 28, 1999 Spencer Olmsted Leave a comment

Person A,B,C

Person A will be the decider. They will only turn on the light when it is off.

Person B will only turn the light off if it is on once. All other times they do nothing.

Person C will do the same as Person B

Once Person A has turned the light on twice they can definitively claim all 3 have been in the room.

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