More Logic Puzzles: Brand New Flavors

SupaFreak2005 · 04-10-2005, 09:47 PM

This one's a bit more simple than the last one:

Brand New Flavors

When the Milk Matriarch chain restaurants were issued five new ice cream flavors for their popular “Snowstorm” treat, Randy Randall, proprietor of the Smallsville branch, devised a secret contest. The first person to try one of the new flavors won a second Snowstorm and a free balloon. Within a week, three women (Paula, Ruthie, and Deanne) and two men (Jethro and Norm) had claimed their prizes, each having tried a different flavor. By the snippets below, can you reconstruct each winner’s full name (one surname is Bones) and the Snowstorm he or she stomached?

1. Ruthie, Orwell, and the one who ordered the Black Olive Snowstorm all had ordered medium-sized treats when they won the contest.

2. Quint became the first customer to sample a Pepperoni Snowstorm.

3. When Norm and Keats (who isn’t Deanne) won the contest, they both had bravely ordered large Snowstorms.

4. The first Chislic Snowstorm and the first Monterey Jack snowstorm were both bought by women.

5. Jethro wasn’t the one who ordered a large Guacamole Snowstorm.

6. Mrs. Ingalls (who isn’t Paula) didn’t polish off a Monterey Jack Snowstorm.

SupaFreak2005 · 05-10-2005, 08:16 PM

Oh come on people! This one is easier than Einstein's riddle!
At least someone give it a go!

cameeel · 06-10-2005, 01:35 AM

Alright, i got:

Paula Keats: Large Guacamole
Jethro Bones: Med. Black Olive
Deanne Orwell: Med. Montery Jack
Norm Quint: Large Pepperoni
Ruthie Ingalls: Med. Chislic

age_master · 06-10-2005, 03:10 AM

i quite like this style of puzzle, my mum has a book of them which i sit down and do a couple of occasionally

SupaFreak2005 · 06-10-2005, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cameeel

Alright, i got:

Paula Keats: Large Guacamole
Jethro Bones: Med. Black Olive
Deanne Orwell: Med. Montery Jack
Norm Quint: Large Pepperoni
Ruthie Ingalls: Med. Chislic

Correct!!!! hmm i should put up more and make it into a game on points.

shankar · 06-10-2005, 04:47 PM

Try this one:

A census taker goes to a house to get the information about the number of inhabitants of the house and their ages. The door is opened by a woman who gives him her age and tells him that she has 3 daughters. When the census taker asks her for the ages of her daughters, she tells him that the product of their ages is 36. The census taker can't determine their ages from this info alone. So she tells him that the sum of their ages is the next-door no. He says that he still can't determine their ages. Now the woman tells him that her eldest sister is eating pizza upstairs. Now the census taker is satisfied and leaves. What are the ages of the daughters?

SupaFreak2005 · 06-10-2005, 10:15 PM

its her eldest daughter not sister right?

David · 06-10-2005, 10:17 PM

I can't participate in this thread with the outrageous spelling of the title.

SupaFreak2005 · 06-10-2005, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I can't participate in this thread with the outrageous spelling of the title.

sorry I copied the riddle from an american thread

David · 06-10-2005, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SupaFreak2005

sorry I copied the riddle from an american thread

That's ok Gareth, I forgive you.

SupaFreak2005 · 06-10-2005, 10:26 PM

I think he typed that riddle wrong, doesn't make sense.

David · 06-10-2005, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SupaFreak2005

I think he typed that riddle wrong, doesn't make sense.

Yeah, I'm confused too.

shankar · 07-10-2005, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SupaFreak2005

its her eldest daughter not sister right?

It's her eldest daughter. And I've not typed the question wrong

EDIT: There actually was a mistake. Corrected now.

Adamc · 07-10-2005, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shankar

It's her eldest daughter. And I've not typed the question wrong

Think!

I'm not sure I understand it the way you've written it. The census-taker is told that the sum of their ages (the daughters) is 36. He is then told that the sum of their ages (presumably the daughters, since you didn't state otherwise) is the number of the house next door. Since the census-taker already knows the sum of their ages, how does this help at all?

shankar · 07-10-2005, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Adamc

I'm not sure I understand it the way you've written it. The census-taker is told that the sum of their ages (the daughters) is 36. He is then told that the sum of their ages (presumably the daughters, since you didn't state otherwise) is the number of the house next door. Since the census-taker already knows the sum of their ages, how does this help at all?

Oops

36 is the product of the ages. Sorry!

04-10-2005, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
SupaFreak2005 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jon's house Posts: 4,152	More Logic Puzzles: Brand New Flavors This one's a bit more simple than the last one: Brand New Flavors When the Milk Matriarch chain restaurants were issued five new ice cream flavors for their popular “Snowstorm” treat, Randy Randall, proprietor of the Smallsville branch, devised a secret contest. The first person to try one of the new flavors won a second Snowstorm and a free balloon. Within a week, three women (Paula, Ruthie, and Deanne) and two men (Jethro and Norm) had claimed their prizes, each having tried a different flavor. By the snippets below, can you reconstruct each winner’s full name (one surname is Bones) and the Snowstorm he or she stomached? 1. Ruthie, Orwell, and the one who ordered the Black Olive Snowstorm all had ordered medium-sized treats when they won the contest. 2. Quint became the first customer to sample a Pepperoni Snowstorm. 3. When Norm and Keats (who isn’t Deanne) won the contest, they both had bravely ordered large Snowstorms. 4. The first Chislic Snowstorm and the first Monterey Jack snowstorm were both bought by women. 5. Jethro wasn’t the one who ordered a large Guacamole Snowstorm. 6. Mrs. Ingalls (who isn’t Paula) didn’t polish off a Monterey Jack Snowstorm. __________________ Padi ag ofin ton fach unig Sua, sua ar lan y mor Huna blentyn nid oes yma Ddim i roddi iti fraw

06-10-2005, 01:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
cameeel International Captain Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,902	Alright, i got: Paula Keats: Large Guacamole Jethro Bones: Med. Black Olive Deanne Orwell: Med. Montery Jack Norm Quint: Large Pepperoni Ruthie Ingalls: Med. Chislic __________________ Proud Member of the Melbourne Demons ,'97,'98,'99,'05-'13 Supporter of Melbourne Demons FC, Aston Villa FC, and the Flyers "This tournament is a joke. Grass is for cows, I'm never coming back." - Marat Safin

06-10-2005, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
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06-10-2005, 04:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
shankar International Debutant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southampton Posts: 2,350	Try this one: A census taker goes to a house to get the information about the number of inhabitants of the house and their ages. The door is opened by a woman who gives him her age and tells him that she has 3 daughters. When the census taker asks her for the ages of her daughters, she tells him that the product of their ages is 36. The census taker can't determine their ages from this info alone. So she tells him that the sum of their ages is the next-door no. He says that he still can't determine their ages. Now the woman tells him that her eldest sister is eating pizza upstairs. Now the census taker is satisfied and leaves. What are the ages of the daughters? Last edited by shankar; 07-10-2005 at 07:28 AM.

06-10-2005, 10:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
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05-10-2005, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
SupaFreak2005 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jon's house Posts: 4,152	Oh come on people! This one is easier than Einstein's riddle! At least someone give it a go!

06-10-2005, 10:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
SupaFreak2005 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jon's house Posts: 4,152	its her eldest daughter not sister right?

06-10-2005, 10:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
SupaFreak2005 International Vice-Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jon's house Posts: 4,152	I think he typed that riddle wrong, doesn't make sense.

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