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There are four prisoners in a line with a brick wall separating them to three and one. They are wearing alternative coloured black and white hats, but they do not know this. They only see ahead of them - which prisoner can solve the colour of their hat?

Let the prisoners be named: A(black); WALL; B(white), C(black), D(white)

The middle prisoner in the row of three must know the colour of their hat.

D can see A and B but cannot work out the ...

Answered by Shannon G. Oxbridge Preparation tutor
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How do I start a Law Personal Statement?

Ok, so let's first start by listing all of your extra-curricular activities and awards/achievements. Extra-curricular activities can be anything from sports teams you have played in to roles of responsibi...

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Why can we approximate sin (x) as x? Over what range is the approximation valid? Does it also work in degrees?

Traditionally, we might think of sin(x) as the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse in a right angled triangle of angle x. We therefore draw a diagram of the right angled triangl...

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What kind of things do Oxbridge music admissions tutors look for in a candidate?

Basically, at undergraduate level, the most important thing is to be critical of received knowledge. It's this knack for critical thinking that tutors are really looking for. For example, this could mean ...

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What is a biology interview at Oxford like?

It's not as scary as it seems! It's a good idea to look through your personal statement and make sure that you can talk well about anything you've mentioned in it, but don't be surprised if they don't ask...

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