Problem 1: Check up Test
Problem 2: Logic Puzzle
Each of four neighbors, Kean, Maria, Farah,
and Ryan, has a different occupation (editor, banker,
chef, or dentist).
From the following clues, determine the
occupation of each neighbor.
1. Maria gets home from work after the banker but
before the dentist.
2. Farah, who is the last to get home from work, is
not the editor.
3. The dentist and Farah leave for work at the same
time.
4. The banker lives next door to Ryan.
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Solution
Editor Banker Chef Dentist We know from clue 1 that the
banker is not the last to get home,
Kean
X X X and we know from clue 2 that
Farah is the last to get home;
Maria
X X X therefore, Farah is not the banker.
From clue 3, Farah is not the
Farah
X X X dentist.
Ryan
X X X As a result, Farah is the Chef.
Maria is the Editor.
From clue 1: Maria is not the
From clue 4, Ryan is not the banker.
banker or the dentist.
Ryan is the Dentist.
From clue 2, Farah is not the
editor. Kean is the Banker.
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Problem 3:
Every GOOP is a GORP. Half of all GORGS
are GORPS. Half of all GORPS are GOOPS. There
are 40 GORGS and 30 GOOPS. No GORG is a
GOOP. How many GORPS are neither GOOPS nor
GORGS.
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SOLUTION
GORGS
40 GORPS
10 60
20 20
GOOPS
30
ANSWER: 10
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Problem 4:
In a group, some children like swimming while
others like skiing or both sports. Twenty-five children
like swimming and 21 children like skiing. Of these, 13
like both swimming and skiing. How many children are
there in the group?
Answer: 33 children
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Problem 5:
At a tuition center, some teachers teach
English while others teach Mathematics or both
subjects. Fifty-two teachers teach English and 38
teachers teach Mathematics. Of these, 22 teachers
teach both subjects. How many teachers are there in
the tuition center?
Answer: 68 teachers
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Problem 6:
On a balance scale, two spools and one
thimble balance eight buttons. Also, one spool
balances one thimble and one button. How many
buttons will balance one spool?
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Solution:
Let S - spool, T - thimble, B - buttons
2S + 1T = 8B
1T + 1B = 1S
1S = ?B, how many B is one spool?
2S + 1T = 8B 1S = 1T + 1B
2(1T + 1B) +1T = 8B 1S = 2B + 1B,
2T + 2B +1T = 8B therefore
3T = 6B, therefore 1T = 2B 1S = 3B
Answer: 1 SPOOL= 3 BUTTONS
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