During the latest round of the BrainBashers school triathlon the final results were mislaid, however, this is what we do know.
Hayden was fourth. Alex was not the oldest but was older than Drew, who was not second. The child who was next in age to the youngest, finished second. The child who finished in third place was older than the child who finished first. Billie was younger than the child who finished in third place.
Can you determine who finished where and place the children in order of age?
Answer # Name Age
#1 Drew youngest
#2 Billie next to youngest
#3 Alex next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
Reasoning
By (2), neither Alex nor Drew were the oldest. By (5), neither was Billie. Therefore, Hayden was the oldest, and by (1) came fourth.
#1
#2
#3
#4 Hayden oldest
By (4) the youngest didn't come third, and by (3) the youngest didn't come second. Therefore, the youngest came first.
#1 youngest
#2
#3
#4 Hayden oldest
By (3), the next to youngest came second, leaving the next to oldest in third.
#1 youngest
#2 next to youngest
#3 next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
By (2), Drew wasn't second, but Alex was older, so Drew can't be third either. Therefore, Drew can only have come in first.
#1 Drew youngest
#2 next to youngest
#3 next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
By (5) Billie didn't come third, so came second. Leaving Alex in third.
#1 Drew youngest
#2 Billie next to youngest
#3 Alex next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
From Laurel and Hardy, the names have been merged.
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Puzzle 60
These five business people represented different companies at a recent trade fair. Unfortunately, the hotel they were all due to stay in had accidentally double booked their rooms. They tried other hotels in the area but all were fully booked. Consequently, they all agreed to share the only two rooms available in the hotel, one twin and one triple.
From the clues, can you work out each person's name, company and official title?
When the five realised their dilemma, they drew straws to see who would share with whom. The outcome for four of them was that the CEO shared with the business person from ABM Inc. and Glenn shared with the Developer. Alex does not work for Reed Right and is not the Director. The Director does not work for Lantel or Blue Teeth. Neither Clarkson nor Grimaldi works for Reed Right. Grimaldi is either the IT Analyst or the CEO. The business person from Reed Right did not share a room with Taylor. Clarkson, who does not work for Lantel, shared with either Taylor or Grimaldi but not both. Glenn's surname is either Casson or Graves. Glenn did not share with Charlie. The business person from Chiptech shared with the business person from Lantel. The CEO shared with the IT Analyst. Casson works for either Blue Teeth or Chiptech. Neither Jesse nor Alex works for ABM Inc. Fielder shared with the Director. The business person from Blue Teeth shared with the Developer.
First names : Alex, Charlie, Glenn, Jesse, Taylor.
Last names : Casson, Clarkson, Fielder, Graves, Grimaldi.
Company : ABM Inc., Blue Teeth, Chiptech, Lantel, Reed Right.
Position : Accountant, CEO, Developer, Director, IT Analyst.
Answer First Last Name Company Position Charlie Grimaldi ABM Inc. IT Analyst Glenn Casson Chiptech Director Jesse Graves Reed Right CEO Alex Clarkson Blue Teeth Accountant Taylor Fielder Lantel Developer
To solve this puzzle, you first need to determine who shared which room with whom. Three delegates shared the triple and two shared the twin. The CEO shared with the business person from ABM in one room and Glenn shared with the Developer in the other (1). Since Grimaldi is either the IT Analyst or the CEO (3) and the CEO shared with the IT Analyst, Grimaldi is in the same room as whoever is the CEO, IT Analyst and ABM delegate although Grimaldi could have been one of these people. Glenn did not share with Charlie (6) so Charlie is in the same bedroom as, and possibly is, the CEO, IT Analyst, Grimaldi and / or the ABM delegate. Grimaldi and Taylor were in different rooms so Taylor shared a room with Clarkson (5) and the Reed Right delegate was in a different room to Taylor. At this stage we know:
Room 1
CEO
IT Analyst
ABM delegate
Grimaldi
Charlie
Reed Right delegate
Room 2
Glenn
Developer
Taylor
Clarkson
Since the Chiptech delegate shared with the Lantel delegate (7), both of these must have been in room 2 otherwise there would be four delegates in room 1 which is not possible.
Now this has been ascertained, the puzzle can be solved:
The CEO shared with the IT Analyst so the IT Analyst must work for ABM (Clues 1 and 8) so the CEO must work for Reed Right. Since Grimaldi does not work for Reed Right, they must be the IT Analyst. Clarkson, Fielder and Casson are in room 2 so the CEO must be Graves. Graves is not Glenn (1), Taylor (4), Charlie (IT Analyst) or Alex (2) so must be Jesse. Clarkson is not Taylor (5), Glenn (6), Charlie or Jesse (in room 1) so must be Alex. The Director does not work for Lantel or Blue Teeth (2), Reed Right or ABM (room 1) so must work for Chiptech. This is not Graves or Grimaldi (room 1), Clarkson (2) or Fielder (11) so must be Casson. Since Graves' first name is Jesse, Casson must be Glenn (6). Alex Clarkson does not work for Reed Right or ABM (room 1), Lantel (5) or Chiptech so must work for Blue Teeth. Since they are not the Developer (12) they must be the Accountant. This leaves Taylor Fielder who is the Developer for Lantel.
