The King of the Spiders

Continuing the logic thread, this is a nice logic problem from MathsJam Shout for April 2025.

“The king of the spiders has four servants, and the servants have either 6, 7, or 8 legs.  Servants with 7 legs always lie, and servants with 6 or 8 legs always tell the truth.

The king asks ‘How many legs do you four have in total?’, and the four spider servants (who are standing behind a table, so you can’t see their legs) answer 25, 26, 27, and 28, respectively.

Who is telling the truth?”

Answer.

See The King of the Spiders for a solution.

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