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What is Cheryl's birthday?
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(def *possible-dates* | |
["May 15" "May 16" "May 19" "June 17" "June 18" "July 14" "July 16" | |
"August 14" "August 15" "August 17"]) | |
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(defn cheryls-birthday [possible-dates] | |
(filter all-statements possible-dates)) | |
(defn month [date] | |
"return month part for dates like 'May 12'" | |
(first (.split date))) | |
(defn day [date] | |
"return day part for dates like 'May 12'" | |
(first (rest (.split date)))) | |
(defn tell [part] | |
"possible dates based on known part" | |
(list (filter (fn [d] (in part d)) *possible-dates*))) | |
(defn know [possible-dates] | |
"is there only one possible date?" | |
(is (len possible-dates) 1)) | |
(defn all-statements [date] | |
(and (statement-3 date) | |
(statement-4 date) | |
(statement-5 date))) | |
(defn statement-3 [date] | |
(let [[candidates (tell (month date))]] | |
(and (not (know candidates)) | |
(all (map (fn [d] (not (know (tell (day d))))) | |
candidates))))) | |
(defn statement-4 [date] | |
(let [[at-first (tell (day date))]] | |
(and (not (know at-first)) | |
(know (list (filter statement-3 at-first)))))) | |
(defn statement-5 [date] | |
(know (list (filter statement-4 (tell (month date)))))) | |
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(let [[answer (list (cheryls-birthday *possible-dates*))]] | |
(print answer (know answer))) |
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