Can You Solve the Viral Math Problem About Cheryl's Birthday?

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The viral math problem regarding Cheryl's birthday, originally designed to test the logical reasoning skills of 14-year-olds in Singapore, has captivated a global audience. Participants often struggle with the nuances of the problem, particularly with Bernard's second statement, which leads to confusion about the elimination of possible months. The problem exemplifies the challenges of logical reasoning and has been widely shared online, prompting various interpretations and solutions.

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'When is Cheryl's birthday?' The maths problem set for teenagers that has baffled the world

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...pore-teenagers-left-people-world-stumped.html

It was set as a maths problem, aimed at testing the logical reasoning skills of 14-year-olds in Singapore.

But the question went viral after people across the world were left completely baffled.

The problem, which tests logical reasoning, has been shared thousands of times online as people have tried to pose their best explanations of what at first appears to be an impossible question.

Here is this question, can you solve it?
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This is a good logic puzzle. I got tripped up by Bernards second statement after eliminating two months then says he knows now. It almost seems to be a leap of faith is needed here to figure it out.

The jumping back and forth between Albert, Bernard and Cheryl is definitely confusing.
 
It is a suduko problem!
 

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