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Consider the island of knights and knaves introduced by Smullyan, where knights always tell the truth, and knaves always lie. Suppose A says “We are both knaves", and B says “We are different". Which of the following can be a correct solution? (Select all that apply). A is a knave and B is a knight. A and B are both knaves. A is a knight and B is a knave. A and B are both knights.

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          Consider the island of knights and knaves introduced by Smullyan, where knights always tell the truth, and knaves always lie. Suppose A says “We are both knaves", and B says “We are different". Which of the following can be a correct solution?  (Select all that apply).
  
A is a knave and B is a knight.
  
A and B are both knaves. 
  
A is a knight and B is a knave.
  
A and B are both knights.

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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Consider the island of knights and knaves introduced by Smullyan, where knights always tell the truth, and knaves always lie. Suppose A says “We are both knaves", and B says “We are different". Which of the following can be a correct solution? (Select all that apply). A is a knave and B is a knight. A and B are both knaves. A is a knight and B is a knave. A and B are both knights.