Logical Puzzles

 

  1. The Big Rocket was set off before the Appolo Rock, but after the Whiz-Bang. 2. The Appolo Rock contained no red and was not set off last. 3. One of the rockets containing con taining green was set off at 7:45pm, this was not the Big Rocket or the Shooting Star. 4. The red rocket was set off after the blue rocket, but before the purple rocket. 5. The Exploder was set off exactly 30 minutes after the blue rocket.

 

 

A Few Fast Figure Eights  by Randall L. Whipkey 

Before this year's Dewey Beach 500 race, the wives of the four top GASCAR drivers competed in the Figure Eight Event to raise money for local community organizations. organizatio ns. Each drove a go go-kart, -kart, with one behind the wheel of the #10 White Whippet, at top speed the numerically-s numerically-shaped haped Can you 1st-4th do a fast figure25 onlaps the full name of around each driver, her go-kart, and thecircuit. order of finish in the race? 1.  Cindy and Mrs. Anser are both past champions in the event. 2.  Heidi and Mrs. Pordon have both driven competiti competitively vely in various small-track stock car events around the country. 3.  Mrs. Undretti didn't drive the #77 Red Rocket in the race. 4.  The #1 Crimson Comet lost to Mrs. Getty's go-kart, which placed behind Cindy's Figure Eight vehicle. 5.  Heidi, Wendy, and Mrs. Undretti all three serve as timers in their husbands' race day pit crews. 6.  Kelly finished ahead of Mrs. Anser, whose go-kart beat the #24 Blue Bullet across the finish line.

 

 

Logic Problem Solution: A Few Fast Figure Eights 

By clue 6, the #24 Blue Bullet finished 3rd or 4th in the Figure Eight Event. If the #24 Blue Bullet had placed 3rd, then Kelly would have won the race and Mrs. Anser would have been 2nd. In clue 4, then, Cindy would have driven the 2nd-place 2nd -place go-kart and Cindy would be Mrs. Anser, which she isn't (1). Therefore, the #24 Blue Bullet was 4th in the event. Then the #1 Crimson Comet was 3rd (4), and Mrs. Getty and Cindy drove the 2nd2 nd- and 1st-place go-karts respectively. Kelly and Mrs. Anser  placed 2nd and 3rd (6). M Mrs. rs. Undretti is neither He Heidi idi nor We Wendy ndy (5) and th thus us didn't finish 4th; she is Cindy. By elimination, Mrs. Pordon placed 4th. Mrs. Undretti didn't drive the #77 Red Rocket (3), so Mrs. Getty did; and Mrs. Undretti raced the #10 White Whippet to victory. Finally, by clue 2, Heidi is Mrs. Anser and Wendy Mrs. Pordon. The final order of finish in the Figure Eight Event was  

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1st - Cindy Undretti in the #10 White Whippet 2nd - Kelly Getty in the #77 Red Rocket 3rd - Heidi Anser in the #1 Crimson Comet 4th - Wendy Pordon in the #24 Blue Bullet

 

Pizza at 10, News at 11  by Randall L. Whipkey 

As part of his duties at WSUM-TV, intern Brett Brinkle Brinkley y picks up p pre-"News re-"News 11 at 11" snacks for staff members. Yesterday, Brett's Brett's trip took him to Perri's Pizzeria for five individual pizzas, one with pepperoni, for the news anchor and four other EyeWitness News team members. From the "menu" below, can you determine the full name and staff position of each snacker and the topping(s) on his or her pizza? 1.  Linda, who isn't Jennings, isn't the station staffe stafferr who ordered onions & green  peppers. 2.  The "News 11 at 11" director didn't have the bacon cheeseburger cheeseburger pizza. 3.   Neither Brokaw Brokaw nor R Rather ather is the WSUM-TV ssound ound engineer. 4.  The five EyeWitness News members who ordered pizzas are Isaac, Jason, Cronkite, the director, and the one who had onions & green peppers. 5.  Monica gave her order and that of the associate producer to Brett. 6.  Huntley's pizza wasn't the one with mushrooms. 7.  Kendra and the camera operator ended up exchanging pieces of their pizzas with each other. 8.  The sausage pizza wasn't the one the associate producer ordered. 9.  Brokaw, who isn't Kendra, and the director prefer deli sandwiches for pre-news snack but decided on pizzas for a change. 10. R Rather ather got neither the bacon cheeseburger nor the onions & green peppers  pizza. 11. L Linda inda and fellow staffers Cronkite and Rather started the pre-show ritual five years ago. 12. Neither   the onions & gree the green n peppers nor the bacon ccheeseburge heeseburgerr pizza was for Jennings. 13. Neither   Kendra nor Ja Kendra Jason son is the sound eengineer. ngineer. 14. The The associate producer, who isn't Cronkite, isn't the one who ordered the mushroom pizza.

 

  Logic Problem Solution: Pizza at 10, News at 11 

The five pizza snackers are named in clue 4: Isaac, Jason, Cronkite, the director, and the one who ordered onions & green peppers. Since Linda didn't order onions & green  peppers (1) and and isn't Cronkite (11), Linda must must be the direc director tor in clue 4. Neither Jennings (1) nor Rather (11) is Linda. Neither Jennings (12) nor Rather R ather (10) ordered the onions & green peppers. In clue 4, therefore, Jennings and Rather are Isaac and Jason or vice versa. By clue 9, then, Brokaw isn't the director and must be the one who ordered onions & green peppers. By elimination, Linda is Huntley. Kendra is Cronkite and Monica Brokaw (9). Neither director Linda (2), Rather (10), or Jennings (12) had the bacon cheeseburger, so Kendra did. Neither Monica Brokaw, Rather (3), nor Kendra Cronkite (13) is the sound engineer engineer,, so Jennings is. Jennings is tthen hen Isaac and Jason Rather (13). Neither Monica (5) nor Kendra Cronkite (14) is the associate  producer, so Jason Jason is. By clue 7, Monica is the the camera operator aand nd Kendra tthe he news anchor. Neither director Linda Huntley (6) nor asscoiate producer producer Jason Rather (14) wanted mushrooms, so Isaac did. By clue 8, Linda ordered sausage on her pizza and Jason ordered pepperoni. The five pre-"News 11 at 11" pizza orders were  

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Monica Brokaw, camera operator, operator, onions & green peppers Kendra Cronkite, news anchor, bacon cheeseburger Linda Huntley, director, sausage Isaac Jennings, sound engineer, mushrooms Jason Rather, associate producer, pepperoni

 

Friends Helping Friends  by Randall L. Whipkey 

Last Saturday, four neighbor boys found that work goes more quickly qui ckly when friends help friends: each of the four had found a job one of the neighborhood adults, including Mrs. Wilson, needed done, and the four worked together to make fast work of the chores, one of which was cleaning a car. Given the following clues, you should  be able to decide decide which job eeach ach found aand nd for whom tthe he work wa wass done. 1.  Three of the friends are Alex, the one who found the job mowing the lawn, and the one who got the job from Mr. Halley. 2.  Mr. Trent didn't have the job staining the backyard fence. 3.  Alex didn't locate the window-washing job. 4.  Jason isn't the boy who got the chore from Mr. Trent. 5.  Mrs. Diaz didn't have the job washing windows; Chad isn't the friend who found the window-washing task. 6.  Mr. Halley didn't employ the boys as window washers. 7.  Chad isn't the boy who found the lawn-mowing job. 8.  Mrs. Diaz isn't the adult who gave Alex a job. 9.  The chore Ian negotiated wasn't washing windows.

 

  Logic Problem Solution: Friends Helping Friends  By clue 1, three of the friends helping friends are Alex, the boy who found the job mowing the lawn, and the one who had Mr. Halley's task. The boy who found the window washing job isn't Alex (3) and didn't get the work from Mr. Halley (6), so he is the fourth to the three in clue 1. He isn't Chad (5), nor did Chad find the lawnmowing job (7); Chad got the job from Mr. Halley. The job for Mrs. Diaz wasn't washing windows (5), and Alex isn't the boy who got the task helping her (8); Mrs. Diaz had the lawn-mowing job. By clue 9, Ian found the mowing job and Jason the window washing. Jason's work wasn't for Mr. Trent (4); Alex's was, and Jason found Mrs. Wilson's chore. The fence-staining job was for Mr. Halley, and Mr. Trent paid to have his car cleaned (2). In sum, the Saturday jobs were  

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Alex, cleaning car for Mr. Trent Chad, staining fence for Mr. Halley Ian, mowing lawn for Mrs. Diaz Jason, washing windows for Mrs. Wilson

 

Clementine's Cleaner-Uppers  by Randall L. Whipkey 

From 8-9 p.m. Monday-Fri Monday-Friday, day, Clementine supervises her staff of five CleanerUppers in cleaning the five offices, each of which is on a different floor 1-5, in the Summerset Building. Each of the workers, including Pauling, works in the same office every evening. From the "dirt" below b elow about Clementine's Cleaner-Uppers, Cleaner-Uppers, can you find for which office on which floor each is responsible? 1.  Last Tuesday, after checking in on Ted, Clementine went down 1 floor to look in on Davis, then went down 1 floor to assess the progress in the Pro Computer Consultants spaces. 2.  To check on Carol's work, Clementine must go up 2 floors from the Crosswinds Insurance Agency floor. 3.  Jenny isn't the Cleaner-U Cleaner-Upper pper of the Landmark Title Co. office. 4.  Last Thursday, after looking in on Wellman's work, Clementine went up 1 floor to check on the work in the Mintz & Meter CPAs spaces. 5.  One evening last week, after monitoring Appleby's progress, Clementine rode the elevator up 2 floors to see how Ben was progressing. 6.  The Cleaner-Upper responsible for the Crosswinds Insurance Agency office isn't Ted. 7.  Mr. Sanchez needed help moving furniture to clean his assigned office on Wednesday. 8.  Carol doesn't clean the Mintz & Meter office. 9.  Jenny, Marty, and Wellman always eat a snack after work is completed in the Summerset Building. 10. The The worker who is responsible for the ICU Optometry area isn't Appleby. 11. Davis Davis doesn't clean the Crosswinds Insurance spaces.

 

Logic Problem Solution:

Clementine's Cleaner-Uppers  By clue 1, after checking on Ted's work, Clementine went down 1 floor in the Summerset Building to look in on Davis, then went down another floor to the offices of Pro Computer Consultants. By clue 2, after a fter checking on Carol's cleaning progress, Clementine goes down 2 floors to see how work on the Crosswinds Insurance Agency office is going. If there were no overlap  between the two clues, either Ted or Carol would have to clean the 5th floor office. If Ted did, then Carol would have worked on the 2nd floor--but the insurance agency would then be on the 0th floor. If Carol worked on the 5th floor and the Crosswinds Insurance office was then on the 3rd, in clue 1, the th e Pro Computer Consultants spaces would be on the 0th floor. So, clues 1 and 2 must have at least one of Clementine's Cleaner-Uppers in common. Ted doesn't clean the Crosswinds Insurance Agency office (6), nor no r does Davis (11); therefore, Carol must be Davis or must clean the Pro Computer Consultants office in clue 1. If Carol were Davis, then the Crosswinds Insurance spaces would be 1 floor below the Pro Computer office (1, 2). By clue 5, Clementine went up 2 floors after checking on Appleby to visit Ben at work. would then 1st floor office, andthe Ben would work in the ProAppleby Computer office. Byclean clue the 4, Wellman works on spaces 1 floor  below the office of Mintz & Meter CPAs; Wellman would be Ben, and Carol would clean the Mintz & Meter office--which she doesn't (8). So, Carol isn't Davis; Carol cleans the Pro Computer Consultants office, and the Crosswinds Insurance Agency is on the 1st floor of the Summerset Building (2). Carol works on the 3rd floor (2), Davis on the 4th, and Ted on the 5th (1). By clue 5, Ben is Davis, and Appleby cleans the 2nd floor area. Since Wellman is neither Jenny nor Marty (9), Wellman doesn't clean the 1st floor office. By clue 4, therefore, Wellman is Carol, and Ben's assignment is the Mintz & Meter CPAs spaces. Appleby works in the Landmark Title Co. office (10) and Ted in the ICU Optometry spaces. By B y clue 3, Jenny works in the Crosswinds Insurance office, and Marty cleans the Landmark Title Co. area. Finally, Ted is Mr. Sanchez in clue 7; Jenny is Pauling. In sum, Clementine's CleanerUppers work in the five offices of the Summerset S ummerset Building as follows:          

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1st floor - Jenny Pauling in the Crosswinds Insurance Agency Agenc y 2nd floor - Marty Appleby in the Landmark Title Co. 3rd floor - Carol Wellman in the Pro Computer Consultants 4th floor - Ben Davis in Mintz & Meter CPAs CP As 5th floor - Ted Sanchez in ICU Optometry

 

 

The Great Train Robbery  by Randall L. Whipkey 

When Butch Moondance robbed the Gallup-Santa Fe Express, he took a total of $2500 from four of the passengers. Each of the four victims, including Annie Starr, lost a different sum to the infamous outlaw. From the sheriff's report below, you should be able to solve the Great Train Robbery Logic Problem of where on the train Butch held up each person (one was robbed while sitting in the passenger coach) and how much money he stole from him or her. 1.  Immediately Immediately after robbing Doc Masters Masterson on of his whole bankroll, Butch held up another of the victims in the sleeper car--for $250 more than he got from Doc. 2.  Of the four, Wyatt Hitchcock did not lose the most to Butch.

 

3. Immediately afterButch robbing the victimtook whoBelle was Cody's trying tocash, hide$750 behind barrelhein the baggage car, Moondance lessa than stole from the victim in the baggage car. 4.  The person Butch held up in the dining car didn't lose the smallest sum, $250, to the gunman.

 

  Logic Problem Solution: The Great Train Robbery 

From the introduction, Butch Moondance robbed the four passengers on the GallupSanta Fe Express of $2500, with no two losing the same sum. By clue 1, immediately after robbing Doc Masterson, Butch held up someone in the sleeper car for $250 more than he got from Doc. By clue 3, immediate immediately ly after sticking up someone in the  baggage car, car, Butch got $750 lless ess from Bel Belle le Cody than he got from the person person in the  baggage car. car. Therefor Therefore, e, since Doc ccan't an't have be been en the pers person on in the bagga baggage ge car, or Butch would have gotten two different amounts from Belle in the sleeper, all four of Butch's victims are listed between the two clues. By clue 4, the least Butch got from one of the four was $250, either from Doc Masterson (1) or from Belle Cody (3). If Doc had lost the $250, the person in the sleeper would have lost $500 (1). Then Belle and the person in the baggage car would have lost a total of $1750 ($2500-$750). Letting Belle's loss equal X, the person in the baggage car would have lost X + 750; so 2X + 750 would equal 1750 and X would equal $500, the sum Belle would have lost. But this is the same sum the person in the sleeper would have lost, contradicting the introduction. Therefore, Therefore, Belle Cody lost $250 to Butch, and the person Butch robbed in the baggage car lost $1000 (3). In clue 1, then, Doc Masterson and the  person Butch held held up in the slee sleeper per car lost a total of $125 $1250. 0. Letting Doc Doc's 's loss be X, the person in the sleeper would have lost X + 250, so 2X + 250 = 1250. Solving, X would equal $500. Doc lost $500 and the person held up in the sleeper car $750. By clue 2, Wyatt Hickock didn't lose the most, so Butch robbed him in the sleeper car. By elimination, Butch took Annie Starr's cash in the baggage car. By clue 4, the person robbed in the dining car didn't lose the least and was therefore Doc Masterson. Belle Cody got held up in the passenger coach. In sum, Butch Moondance robbed the four  passengers on the the train as ffollows: ollows:  

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The Dranesville Diners Club Does Indian  by Randall L. Whipkey 

Mr. Marceau and the three other members of the Dranesville Diners Club have dinner together on the second Tuesday of every month in a different local restaurant. Last month, the four sampled the flavorful fare at the Bombay Room, with each enjoying a different Indian specialty and each ordering a different bread to share with his fellow gourmands. Can you find each diner's full name, selected entree, and chosen bread, given the Logic Puzzle carte des clues below? 1.  The four men sat at one of the Bombay Room's square tables, with each man seated on one of the four sides; the guest who ordered Mutton Mutton Vindaloo sat directly opposite the one who picked Roti (Tandoori whole wheat bread) to share. 2.  Jack isn't the diner who chose Chemmeen Curry, a spicy shrimp dish. 3.  Wayne was seated to the immediate right of the man who enjoyed the Daal Gosht, a lamb specialty at the Bombay. 4. Doug isn't the club member who picked Naan, a flat white bread. 5.   Casper's choice of entree wasn't the Mutton Vindaloo. 6.  Tom sat to the immediate left of the guest who ordered the Indian favorite Murgh Tikka Masala, a dish of chicken pieces in an orange o range sauce with a melange of spices. 7.  The man who selected the Chemmeen Curry, who didn't choose Paneer Kulcha (a cottage cheese-stuffed flat bread) to share, was seated to Casper's immediate right at the dinner. 8.  Parris, who isn't Doug, didn't decide on the Daal Gosht. 9.  The puffed, light Puri wasn't Gibson's bread choice. 10. Tom, Tom, who didn't have the Mutton Vindaloo, isn't the diner who chose the Paneer Kulcha bread.

 

  Logic Problem Solution: The Dranesville Diners Club Does Indian  

Each of the four men picked a different entree and ordered a different bread to share. By clue 1, the four sat at a square table, and the guest who had Mutton Vindaloo sat directly opposite the one who ordered the Roti bread. By clue cl ue 6, Tom sat to the direct left of the guest who selected the Murgh Tikka Masala as his entree. Tom didn't order the Mutton Vindaloo (10). So, either Tom chose the Roti or the man who enjoyed the Murgh Tikka Masala picked the Roti bread. We test the first possibility, that Tom  picked the Roti and sat across across from the guest who had M Mutton utton Vindalo Vindaloo o and to the lef leftt of the one who had Murgh Tikka Masala (who would then have sat to the direct left of the Mutton orderer). The person who picked Chemmeen Curry sat to Casper's immediate right (7). Casper didn't have the Mutton dish (5). Therefore, the one who chose Chemmeen Curry would have been the Roti orderer, and Casper would have sat to the Mutton eater's right and ordered Daal Gosht. However, Tom would then be to the immediate right of the So, Tikka Tom didn't pick the Roti. Combining clues 1, 6,Daal andGosht 10, theorderer--a man who conflict ordered(3). Murgh Masala chose Roti bread; he sat directly opposite the guest who selected Mutton Vindaloo, while Tom sat to the Mutton eater's immediate right. Since Casper didn't have the Mutton Vindaloo (5), by clue 7, Casper is the one who picked the Murgh Tikka Masala and Roti, and the one who enjoyed the Chemmeen Curry sat to Casper's right. By elimination, Tom had Daal Gosht. Wayne is Casper (3). Then Jack had the Mutton Vindaloo and Doug the Chemmeen Curry (2). By clue 8, Jack is Parris. Doug didn't order the Naan (4) or Kulcha (7) bread, so he selected the Puri. By clue 9, Doug is Marceau and Tom Gibson. Tom opted for Naan and Jack for Kulcha (10). In sum, the four friends selected entrees and breads as follows (going clockwise around the table):    

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Jack Parris, Mutton Vindaloo, Paneer Kulcha Doug Marceau, Chemmeen Curry, Puri Wayne Casper, Murgh Tikka Masala, Roti Tom Gibson, Daal Gosht, Naan

 

Rustic Furniture  by Randall L. Whipkey 

Last week, Mary and Mel Magnolia toured the Blue Ridge and, between panoranic drives and cool caverns, stopped at five furniture makers, from each of which they  bought new furniture furniture to be shipped to their home. At one rrustic ustic arts sh showroom, owroom, they  bought a wash stand stand for their m master aster bath. F From rom the clues below, can yo you u find what kind of wooden furniture the Magnolias chose at each maker? 1.  The kitchen table and benches the Magnolias picked at one stop--not at the Freetown Furniture Factory--isn't Factory--isn't made of walnut. 2.  The bed headboard wasn't bought at Borland Bros. or at Old Mill Artisans. 3.  In addition to the new kitchen set, Mary and Mel purchased some cherry furniture and some furniture at Turner Mountain Turnery. 4.  The bed headboard isn't the item made of pine. 5.  The linen hutch bought at one maker isn't the oak furniture purchase. 6.  The Magnolias bought an end table at one on e stop, then visited the Freetown Furniture Factory, Factory, and finally picked something in oak for their home. 7.  The linen hutch isn't the item bought at Old Mill Artisans. 8.  The furniture from Turner Mountain Turnery, which isn't the bed h headboard, eadboard, and the maple furniture are both scheduled for delivery in six weeks. 9.  The cherry furniture isn't from Freetown Furniture. 10. The The Magnolias selected walnut furniture at the Cozy Valley showroom of Chester & Son. 11. The The end table is neither cherry nor pine. 12. Mary Mary and Mel's new pine furniture isn't from Turner Mountain Turnery.

 

  Logic Problem Solution: Rustic Furniture  Three of the rustic furniture buys are given in clue 3: the kitchen table and benches, the furniture made of cherry, and the furniture made by Turner Mountain Turnery. By clue 10, the Magnolias bought the walnut product from Chester & Son. The kitchen set isn't walnut (1), so the walnut furniture is the fourth purchase to the three in clue 3. By clue 1, the kitchen set wasn't found at Freetown Furniture Factory, nor was the cherry furniture (9). Therefore, the furniture the Magnolias bought from Freetown is the fifth purchase. The Freetown product isn't the end table (6), and the end table isn't made of cherry (11). If the end table had been made by Turner Mountain, it wouldn't  be made of oak oak (6) or m maple aple (8); the eend nd table woul would d be pine--no (11). S So, o, the end table is walnut by Chester & Son. The Magnolias didn't find the new bed headboard at Old Mill Artisans, Borland Bros. (2), or Turner Mountain Turnery (8); they bought the new headboard at Freetown Furniture Factory. The headboard isn't made of pine (4) or oak (6) and is maple. The furniture made by Turner Mountain is oak (12), and the table benches are pine. By clue 5, the hutch is the cherry; and,set bycame clue 7, the Old linen and hutch was made by Borland Bros. Bylinen elimination, kitchen from Mill Artisans and the wash stand from Turner Mountain Turnery. The Magnolias found rustic furniture as follows:  

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cherry linen hutch at Borland Bros. maple bed headboard at Freetown Furniture Factory oak wash stand at Turner Mountain Turnery  pine kitchen table table and be benches nches at Old M Mill ill Arti Artisans sans walnut end table at Chester & Son

 

The Soft Drink Drawing by Randall L. Whipkey 

Last night when the five Beverage children went to get soft drinks to go with their  popcorn, they found found that only fi five ve sodas, eac each h a differe different nt brand, rem remained ained in the refrigerator. To forestall any arguments about who got what drink, the five agreed that  big brother Damien Damien woul would d pull out ca cans ns one at a ti time me without looki looking, ng, and that the sodas would go in order to the youngest through oldest kids, with Damien's being the last one. Can you solve the Soda Pop Logic Puzzle of which Beverage got which  beverage and and the order in which the ccans ans came out of the ref refrigerat rigerator? or? 1.  Ryan was glad he didn't get his least favorite of the five remaining soft drinks, the A & W Root Beer. 2.   None of the other four could suspect Damien of llooking, ooking, since the can left ffor or Damien wasn't his favorite Grape Nehi. 3.  Immediate Immediately ly after handing one sibling the can of Squirt, Damien gave Ryan his soda. 4.  Neither Travis Travis nor Xa Xandra ndra got the ccan an of 7-Up. 5.   The Sunkist Orange wasn't the fourth soft drink Damien pulled out of the refrigerator. 6.  These three sodas were distributed in order first-to-last: the A & W Root Beer, the soft drink to Courtney, Courtney, and the Grape Nehi. 7.  Travis and the one who got the second can to come out of the refriger refrigerator ator later decided to share their drinks.

 

 

Logic Problem Solution: The Soft Drink Drawing 

From the introduction, got the can of sodathree from the refrigerator. Damien didbig notbrother get theDamien Grape Nehi (2).fifth By and cluelast 6, then, where sodas were distributed in consecutive order the A & W Root Beer, the one to Courtney, and the Grape Nehi, the three were either 1-3 or 2-4 out of the refrigerator. Since Ryan got his soft drink immediately after a sibling got the Squirt (3) and Ryan didn't get the A & W Root Beer (1), the Squirt went to Courtney and Ryan got the Grape Nehi. Neither Travis nor Xandra ended ended up with the 7-Up (4), so Damien got that fifth. If the A & W Root Beer had been picked first, the Squirt Squi rt to Courtney second, and the Grape Nehi to Ryan third, the Sunkist Orange would have been fourth out of the refrigerator--no (5). So, the A & W Root Beer was second, the Squirt to Courtney was third, and the Grape Nehi to Ryan was fourth. The first soft drink  picked by Damien Damien was the Sunkist Ora Orange. nge. By clue 7, tthe he Sunkist Ora Orange nge went to Travis, and Xandra got the A & W Root Beer. The last five soft drinks were distributed  

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New Elementary School Teachers  by Randall L. Whipkey 

When Summerset Elementary opened its doors for the 2000-01 year earlier this month, four teachers new to the school joined the staff. Two of the four transfer transferred red from other county schools, and two are recent college graduates, one from Briar Patch State College, newly hired by the school district. Each of the four teaches a different grade, from 1st-4th. Given the information that follows, can you solve the logic puzzle of each new Summerset Elementary teacher's full name (one last name is Bookman), the grade he or she teaches, and from where he or she joined the staff? 1.  Thomas, who isn't the person who taught at Cozy Valley Elementary Elementary during the 1999-2000 school term, isn't the one teaching 4th grade. 2.  The two teachers who were hired directly out of college are Daniel and the new 3rd grade teacher.

  3.  The Reader onemembers who wasare attending Ocean City last year. 4. fourisn't newthe staff Jennifer, Smart, theUniversity new 2nd grade teacher, and the teacher who comes to Summerset Elementary from Winterhaven Elementary School. 5.  Luisa and Albright have rooms next to each other. 6.  The new 1st grade teacher, who isn't Daniel, isn't the transfer from Winterhaven Elementary. 7.  Reader, who isn't Jennifer, isn't the new 4th grade teacher.

 

Logic Problem Solution: New Elementary School Teachers 

From the puzzle introduction, two of the new teachers were at other schools and two t wo were in college during the 1999-2000 school term. The four new Summerset Elementary teachers are listed in clue 4: Jennifer, Smart, the 2nd grade teacher, and the person who taught at Winterhaven Elementary last year. By clue 2, Daniel is one of last year's college students, so in clue 4, he is Smart or teaches 2nd grade. If Daniel were Smart, the other recent college graduate who teaches 3rd grade (2) would be Jennifer in clue 4. However, by clue 6, the new 1st grade teacher is neither Daniel nor the one coming from Winterhaven Elementary School--so the arrangement with Daniel as Smart fails. By clue 2, Daniel is the 2nd grade teacher in clue 4. The teacher from Winterhaven Elementary isn't the 3rd grade teacher, who was in college last year (2), and isn't the 1st grade teacher (6). The Winterhaven transfer teaches 4th grade at Summerset Elementary. Elementary. By clue 1, then, Thomas is Smart, and Luisa teaches 4th grade. Since Thomas Smart isn't the one coming from Cozy Valley Elementary (1), he must have been in college last school term; Jennifer transferred from Cozy Valley. By clue 2, Thomas SmartLuisa teaches 3rd grade; teaches grade. nor 4th grade teacher is Reader (7),Jennifer so Daniel is. By1st clue 3, heNeither recentlyJennifer graduated from Briar Patch State College and Thomas from Ocean City University. Luisa is Bookman and Jennifer Albright (5). The five new staff members at Summerset Elementary School thus are  

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New Appliances  by Randall L. Whipkey 

When four friends recently rented a Summerset Towers penthouse, they found they needed to buy several appliances that didn't come with their new home. In a trip through local stores, including KwalMart, each of the four purchased one item at a different store to contribute to their common life style. From the clues below, you should be able to find each woman's full name (one surname is Hoover), the appliance she bought, and the store at which she made the purchase. 1.   Neither Stacey Stacey nor M Ms. s. Kenmore bought the big-scr big-screen een televisi television. on. 2.  Jasmine bought her item at Appliance City; she bought neither the dryer nor the vacuum cleaner. 3.  Ms. Westinghouse, who isn't Stacey, purchased a washing machine for the group's use. 4.  Monica and Ms. Kenmore also work together at Epiphany Biotech. 5.   Neither Patrice Patrice nor S Stacey tacey is the friend w who ho made the Bet Better ter Buys purc purchase. hase. 6. The appliance bought at Summerset Gas & Electric isn't the vacuum. 7.   Ms. Sharp, who didn't make the Better Buys buy, isn't the friend who is contributing the dryer to the group. 8.  The washing machine didn't come from Better Buys.

 

Logic Problem Solution: New Appliances 

By clue 1, three of the friends are Stacey, Ms. Kenmore, and the one who bought the  big-screen television. television. By cclue lue 3, Ms. We Westinghouse stinghouse purc purchased hased a washing washing machine and isn't Stacey; she is the fourth to the three in clue 1. Since Ms. Kenmore then bought the vacuum cleaner or dryer, she isn't Jasmine (2). Ms. Kenmore also isn't Monica (4) and is Patrice. Neither Patrice nor Stacey bought the item from Better Buys (5). Jasmine made her purchase at Appliance City (2), so Monica bought her item at Better Buys. Monica didn't buy the washing machine (8); she bought the television and Jasmine got the group the washing machine at Appliance City. Monica is Ms. Hoover and Stacey Sharp (7). Stacey bought the vacuum cleaner, and Patrice purchased the dryer (7). By clue 6, Stacey Sharp got the vacuum cleaner at KwalMart and Patrice the dryer at Summerset Gas & Electric. In sum, the four friends bought their new appliances as follows:  

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Jasmine Westinghouse, Westinghouse, washing machine at Appliance City

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Monica Hoover, big-screen television Gas at Better Buys Patrice Kenmore, dryer at Summerset & Electric Stacey Sharp, vacuum cleaner at KwalMart

 

The Kids at Camp  by Randall L. Whipkey 

This week, the five Logg-Cabin children are away at summer camps, each attending a different camp with a special theme--one offers basketball taught by college coaches. Of course, all the camps, including Camp Pocomoke, also have traditional camp activities such as swimming, hiking, and scary stories with toasted marshmallows marshmallows around the campfire. From the clues below, can you solve the Logic Puzzle of which Logg-Cabin kid is improving what skills at which camp? 1.  On Sunday, Mrs. Logg-Cabin dropped off Melanie at her camp and then took another child on to soccer camp. 2.  Camp Allegany isn't the camp offering computer activitie activities. s. 3.  Bethany, who rode to her camp with her father, isn't the kid attending music camp. 4.  Timothy isn't the one at Camp Friendship. 5.  Camp Onondaka isn't the camp emphasizing instructio instructional nal soccer. 6.  Dad dropped off the other three kids at their camps in order: Lindsay, the one at Camp Allegany, and the child going to the camp which teaches horseback horseback riding. 7.  Camp Friendship isn't the one with the music theme. 8.  The kid at Camp See-Qwah-No-Ta rode to camp with Mr. Logg-Cabin. 9.  Anthony, who isn't at Camp Allegany, isn't the Logg-Cabin sibling learning new soccer skills. 10. Lindsay, Lindsay, who isn't attending Camp See-Qwah-No-Ta, See-Qwah-No-Ta, isn't the one studying computers.

 

  Logic Problem Solution: The Kids at Camp  By clue 1, Mrs. Logg-Cabin dropped off Melanie at her camp and then another kid at the soccer camp; by clue 6, Mr. Logg-Cabin transporte transported d Lindsay, the child who is at Camp Allegany, and the one who is at horseback riding camp to their three camps. Therefore, all five campers are named between the two clues. Anthony is not at soccer camp (9), so he isn't in clue 1. Since he also isn't at Camp Allegany (9), in clue 6, Anthony is the one at riding camp. Since Bethany rode to camp with her h er father (3), she is at Camp Allegany (6). Then, by elimination, Timothy is at soccer camp. Camp Allegany isn't the camp with the computer (2) or music (3) theme; it stresses  basketball. By clue clue 10, Lindsay is at music aand nd Melanie aatt computer camp. Since Mr. Logg-Cabin took one of the kids k ids to Camp See-Qwah-No-Ta (8) and Lindsay isn't at that camp (10), in clue 6, Anthony is at Camp See-Qwah-No-Ta. Neither Timothy (4) nor music student Lindsay (7) is at Camp Friendship, so Melanie is. Finally, by clue 5, Timothy is at Camp Pocomoke and Lindsay at Camp Onondaka. The five Logg-Cabin kids are away at camp as follows:  

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Anthony, horseback riding at Camp See-Qwah-No-Ta Bethany, basketball at Camp Allegany Lindsay, music at Camp Onondaka Melanie, computers at Camp Friendship Timothy, soccer at Camp Pocomoke