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Crates Puzzle

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The crates' content cannot match their labels, so there are two possibilities for each crate?

AO A O
A O A
O AO AO

If you pick an apple from the crate labelled "Apples and Oranges", you can eliminate oranges under it. You know this crate has apples.

AO A O
A O A
AO AO

This tells you that the crate labelled "Oranges" must not have apples.

AO A O
A O
AO AO

Now you know the crate labelled "Oranges" must have apples and oranges. Therefore, the crate labelled "Apples" must not.

AO A O
A O
AO

The crate labelled "Apples" must have oranges.

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