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  • Who Brought What

    One Saturday afternoon, four boys visited the local 5 and 10 store to buy candy. Each boy bought just his favorite candy and they all had a different favorite. They each spent under one dollar and they each bought a different amount of their favorite candy. Can you determine each boy’s full name, the type and quantity of candy each boy purchased, and how much each boy spent?

    1. Peter, whose last name isn’t Smythe, bought one piece less than the boy who bought the Tootsie Rolls but he spent 15 cents more.
    2. Adam, who spent 35 cents, spent the least. The boy who bought the lollipops spent the most.
    3. Tom Wilson, who spent 10 cents more than John, spent 60 cents.
    4. The amount spent by each boy, from the least to the most, was the boy who bought the peppermints, the boy whose last name is Smythe, the boy who bought the Tootsie Rolls, and the boy whose last name is Brown.
    5. Peter’s last name isn’t Parker.
    6. The boy who bought ten gum drops, whose last name isn’t Parker, bought the largest quantity. The boy who spent the most bought the smallest quantity.
    7. The boy who got seven peppermints had two more pieces than the boy who got the lollipops.

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  • Find the Child

    One day, five couples and their children (each couple had only one child) spent the day at an amusement park. They all enjoyed the day tremendously despite the fact that each child managed to get lost at some point during the day. Using the clues and the grids below, determine the full name of each couple, the name and age of each couple’s child, and where each lost child was found.

    1. George, whose last name isn’t Smith, is a good friend of Bill Walker, who is not Susie’s father.
    2. The ages of the children from lowest to highest are the 6 year old, Ann, the one found by the teacups, George’s son, and Jane’s child.
    3. Michael Charming, whose 10-year-old child is the oldest, helped Stan find his daughter, who is a year younger than Ann, by the carousel. Stan’s last name isn’t Smith.
    4. The boy found at the ferris wheel is younger than John but older than Ann. Mary is older than Susie but younger than Tom.
    5. Sally Jackson didn’t find her son at the teacups or the roller coaster. When she looked by the flume, she found Kim’s 7-year-old child.
    6. Al and Linda’s child, who is 8, is the best friend of Michelle’s daughter, who is two years younger.

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  • The Zoo Visit

    Can you find all the words in the word list in the grid below? The words can be found horizantally, vertically, diagonally, and backwords.

    One day, five mothers each brought their only child to  Zoo The children had a glorious time together watching the different animals and eating their favorite snacks. The kids were so good, at the end of the day each mother let her child get one item from the souvenir shop as they were leaving the zoo. Can you determine the full name of each child, each child’s favorite snack and animal, and the souvenir each brought home?

    1. Julia, who loves cotton candy, didn’t like the elephants. Mary didn’t get a caramel apple. The child who got the stuffed animal liked the giraffes best.
    2. Alan Small, the girl who liked the lions, and the child who got the activity set didn’t want to leave the zoo.
    3. Neither of the boys got fried dough, but one got nachos and the other one liked the monkeys best. Tom didn’t get a poster.
    4. The Brown child almost got a coloring book with Mary but finally decided on a poster.
    5. Tom, whose last name isn’t Proctor, got a toy gun but didn’t get a caramel apple. The MacGregor child had fried dough.
    6. Beth, who didn’t like the giraffes or the elephants best, got an activity set.

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  • Who Ordered What??

    Five bachelors who all lived in the same apartment building each ordered an item from the same catalog. Unfortunately, the shippers got confused and each item was delivered to the wrong apartment. Can you determine each man’s full name, what each man ordered and what was actually delivered, and which apartment each man lived in.

    1. Roger, who doesn’t live in an end apartment, ordered the Television set. Tom lived next door to the man who received the dishware.
    2. Mr. Weiseman, who didn’t receive the automotive tools, lives two apartments from the man who ordered the downhill skis and one apartment from Harry.
    3. Ed, whose last name isn’t Smith, lives in apartment #3 but he didn’t receive the automotive tools. Mr. Smith, who doesn’t live in apartment #4, ordered the golf clubs but he received the item that Mr. Campbell ordered, which wasn’t downhill skis.
    4. The bachelor in apartment #1, which isn’t Tom, ordered what Al received. The man in apartment #2, who didn’t receive the golf clubs, lives next door to where what he ordered was delivered.
    5. Mr. Bates didn’t order the downhill skis. The television set was not delivered to Ed’s apartment.
    6. Tom lives in apartment #5.

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  • Name The Monkey

    Mrs. Robinson’s 4th grade class took a field trip to the local zoo. The day was sunny and warm – a perfect day to spend at the zoo. The kids had a great time and the monkeys were voted the class favorite animal. The zoo had four monkeys – two males and two females. It was lunchtime for the monkeys and as the kids watched, each one ate a different fruit in their favorite resting place. Can you determine the name of each monkey, what kind of fruit each monkey ate, and where their favorite resting place was?

    1. Sam, who doesn’t like bananas, likes sitting on the grass.
    2. The monkey who sat on the rock ate the apple. The monkey who ate the pear didn’t sit on the tree branch.
    3. Anna sat by the stream but she didn’t eat the pear.
    4. Harriet didn’t sit on the tree branch. Mike doesn’t like oranges.
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