Who broke the vase?

Three friends Jim, Sam and Tom were playing in the garden and one of them broke a vase. While enquiring about it the three friends answered as follows:

Jim: I haven’t broken the vase.

Sam: I haven’t broken the vase.

Tom: Sam has broken the vase.

If only one of them is speaking the truth, then who broke the vase?

 

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January 24th, 2012 | Category: Brain Riddle |  Email This Riddle

2 guesses to Who broke the vase?

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• anant

  January 25, 2012 at 4:45 AM

  Jim broke the vase.
  Sam was the only one speaking the truth

• Dude

  January 25, 2012 at 9:05 AM

  You are correct, Anant.

  Jim broke the Vase
  .
  Explanation:
  Case 1:
  Let us assume Sam is the guilty one.
  In this case both Jim and Tom are speaking the truth, which is not possible.
  Case2:
  Let us assume Tom is the guilty one.
  In this case both Jim and Sam are speaking the truth, which is also not possible.
  Case3:
  Let us assume Jim is the guilty one.
  In this case only Sam is speaking the truth.

  You are today’s winner.