Comments on: Al’s Fish http://www.nicolevanputten.com/2006/12/21/als-fish/ Bob Loblaw, Assistant Editor Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:09:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael VanPutten http://www.nicolevanputten.com/2006/12/21/als-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Michael VanPutten Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:28:23 +0000 http://www.nicolevanputten.com/2006/12/21/als-fish/#comment-13 I made a series of tables in MS Word that listed the characteristics based on person, house, pet, drink, and smoke. Then slowly filled in the details on a main grid. Logic steps included below: 1. We know that the first house belongs to the Norwegian. 2. We know that the center house belongs to the milk drinker 3. We know that the Norwegian lives next to the blue house – so the blue house has to be in position 2. 4. The Green house drinks coffee, and is to the left of the white house, thus, Green house must be in position 4, and white in 5, as it is the only place we could put those houses based on the criteria we have specified so far. 5. We know that the Brit lives in the Red house. The only place we can put him at this point is in slot three. 6. The only color house left is Yellow, so, the Norwegian lives in the Yellow house 7. We know that the yellow house smokes Dunhills, so, the Norwegian smokes Dunhills 8. We know that the owner of the yellow house lives next to the owner of horses, so the owner of the blue house owns horses. 9. We know that the person who drinks beer smokes Bluemasters, so, hence we know that the Norwegian does not drink beer, milk or coffee. We know that the Dane drinks tea. So the Norwegian must drink water. 10. Because the Norwegian drinks water, his neighbor in the blue house is the person who smokes blends 11. The only two left that we don’t know what they drink are #2 and #5. We know that the person who smokes bluemasters drinks beer. #5 has to be the person who drinks beer and smokes bluemasters. (because #2 already has a smoke defined) 12. #2 is the only one left without a drink defined. #2 is the Dane and drinks tea. 13. We know that the German smokes Prices. #4 is the only slot left with the person and smoke slot open. So #4 is the German and smokes Princes. 14. We know that the owner of the Birds smokes Pall Malls. #3 is the only one left without ‘smokes’ defined. So, #3 is the owner of the Birds and smokes Pall Malls. 15. We know that the person who smokes Blends lives next to the person who keeps cats. #2 smokes blends, we know through logic that one of his neighbors has birds. So #1 is the person who has cats. 16. The only person left undefined is #5. So #5 is the Swede, and we know that the Swede keeps dogs. 17. Conclusion: The German is the owner of the fish. I made a series of tables in MS Word that listed the characteristics based on person, house, pet, drink, and smoke. Then slowly filled in the details on a main grid. Logic steps included below:

1. We know that the first house belongs to the Norwegian.

2. We know that the center house belongs to the milk drinker

3. We know that the Norwegian lives next to the blue house – so the blue house has to be in position 2.

4. The Green house drinks coffee, and is to the left of the white house, thus, Green house must be in position 4, and white in 5, as it is the only place we could put those houses based on the criteria we have specified so far.

5. We know that the Brit lives in the Red house. The only place we can put him at this point is in slot three.

6. The only color house left is Yellow, so, the Norwegian lives in the Yellow house

7. We know that the yellow house smokes Dunhills, so, the Norwegian smokes Dunhills

8. We know that the owner of the yellow house lives next to the owner of horses, so the owner of the blue house owns horses.

9. We know that the person who drinks beer smokes Bluemasters, so, hence we know that the Norwegian does not drink beer, milk or coffee. We know that the Dane drinks tea. So the Norwegian must drink water.

10. Because the Norwegian drinks water, his neighbor in the blue house is the person who smokes blends

11. The only two left that we don’t know what they drink are #2 and #5. We know that the person who smokes bluemasters drinks beer. #5 has to be the person who drinks beer and smokes bluemasters. (because #2 already has a smoke defined)

12. #2 is the only one left without a drink defined. #2 is the Dane and drinks tea.

13. We know that the German smokes Prices. #4 is the only slot left with the person and smoke slot open. So #4 is the German and smokes Princes.

14. We know that the owner of the Birds smokes Pall Malls. #3 is the only one left without ‘smokes’ defined. So, #3 is the owner of the Birds and smokes Pall Malls.

15. We know that the person who smokes Blends lives next to the person who keeps cats. #2 smokes blends, we know through logic that one of his neighbors has birds. So #1 is the person who has cats.

16. The only person left undefined is #5. So #5 is the Swede, and we know that the Swede keeps dogs.

17. Conclusion: The German is the owner of the fish.

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