Which Alice?
Which Alice?
Which Alice?
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ALICE IN PUZZLE-LAND<br />
ANOTHER DIVISION A million multiplied by a quarter is a<br />
quarter of a million, but a million divided by a quarter is the number<br />
of quarters needed to make a million, which is four million. So, four<br />
million is the correct answer to the Queen's question.<br />
HOW MUCH? A common wrong answer is "Four shillings." If<br />
the bottle was really worth 4 shillings, then the wine, being worth 26<br />
shillings more, would be worth 30 shillings; so the bottle and wine<br />
together would be worth 34 shillings.<br />
The correct answer is that the bottle is worth 2 shillings and the<br />
wine is worth 28 shillings.<br />
AWAKE OR ASLEEP? If the Red King were awake at the time,<br />
he could not have had the false belief that both he and the Red<br />
Queen were asleep. Therefore, he was asleep. This means that his<br />
belief was false, so it is not true that both were asleep. Therefore,<br />
the Red Queen was awake.<br />
AWAKE OR ASLEEP? The Red King was either awake or asleep<br />
at the time. Suppose he were awake. Then his belief was correct,<br />
which means the Red Queen was asleep. Then her belief was<br />
incorrect, so she believed he was asleep. On the other hand,<br />
suppose he were asleep at the time. Then his belief was wrong, so<br />
the Red Queen was awake. Then her belief was correct, so she<br />
believed he was asleep. Therefore, regardless of whether the King<br />
was awake or asleep, the Queen must have believed he was asleep.<br />
HOW MANY RATTLES? If Tweedledum loses, he will have half<br />
the total number of rattles (which is the same thing as having the<br />
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