jeball@trwrb.UUCP (Jerome E. Ball) (05/25/85)
This is for all the hardcore programmers, mathematicians or whomever else
reads this net wonderland.
LOGIC problem:
BACKGROUND: Five women attended college and became good friends. After
graduation, they all moved away, but kept in contact with
each other. They all had agreed to meet at the Tenth
Reunion of their graduating class. Their names are ANN,
SUSAN, CINDY, PAT, and JACKIE.
PROBLEM: Figure out each woman's first and last name. Also, find out
what is each woman's home town.
Ann and Ms. Davis were roommates; as were Cindy and Ms. Jones. Ms.
Walters lived in a single apartment.
Ms. Thomas was from Des Moines, Iowa; and Susan was from Miami,
Florida. Ms. Kerr was from Gary, Indiana; and Pat was from Cleveland,
Ohio. The other woman was from San Francisco, California.
If anyone out there can figure it out send me elec. mail and let me watch
all of you genius's get it wrong. I will post the answers and how they
are calculated later on some time. Give it your best shot!!!!!!!!!
punk rockers, adultry, VD,
cocaine, illegimates & NUKE
are the sign of the times :
1980's - 1990's
Jerome Ball
TRW Electronics & Defense Sector
Redondo Beach, Ca.aouriri@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Chedley Aouriri) (05/28/85)
> > This is for all the hardcore programmers, mathematicians or whomever else > reads this net wonderland. > > LOGIC problem: > > BACKGROUND: Five women attended college and became good friends. After > graduation, they all moved away, but kept in contact with > each other. They all had agreed to meet at the Tenth > Reunion of their graduating class. Their names are ANN, > SUSAN, CINDY, PAT, and JACKIE. > > PROBLEM: Figure out each woman's first and last name. Also, find out > what is each woman's home town. > > > > Ann and Ms. Davis were roommates; as were Cindy and Ms. Jones. Ms. > Walters lived in a single apartment. > > Ms. Thomas was from Des Moines, Iowa; and Susan was from Miami, > Florida. Ms. Kerr was from Gary, Indiana; and Pat was from Cleveland, > Ohio. The other woman was from San Francisco, California. > > > If anyone out there can figure it out send me elec. mail and let me watch > all of you genius's get it wrong. I will post the answers and how they > are calculated later on some time. Give it your best shot!!!!!!!!! > > punk rockers, adultry, VD, > cocaine, illegimates & NUKE > are the sign of the times : > 1980's - 1990's > > Jerome Ball > TRW Electronics & Defense Sector > Redondo Beach, Ca. Find the OTHER woman!! and you'll find the soultion. The other woman is Jackie Walters, from San Francisco. The rest of the solution is trivial.
halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE) (05/29/85)
In a sense, the solution is trivial, since almost any combination works. With the other woman being Jackie Walters from SF, there are two solutions. But Jackie can have other last names that would yield valid solutions. I have found six valid solutions; there may be more. There is obviously some clue missing from the posting. Either that or there is some hidden meaning we are to discover. (Jessica Walters once played a San Francisco cop. Is that why Jackie Walters from SF is a solution? But Ann Davis was on the Brady Bunch, and Ann cannot be Ms. Davis.)
muffy@lll-crg.ARPA (06/11/85)
In article <999@trwrb.UUCP> jeball@trwrb.UUCP (Jerome E. Ball) writes: > > LOGIC problem: > > BACKGROUND: Their names are ANN, SUSAN, CINDY, PAT, and JACKIE. > > PROBLEM: Figure out each woman's first and last name. Also, find out > what is each woman's home town. > > > > Ann and Ms. Davis were roommates; as were Cindy and Ms. Jones. Ms. > Walters lived in a single apartment. > > Ms. Thomas was from Des Moines, Iowa; and Susan was from Miami, > Florida. Ms. Kerr was from Gary, Indiana; and Pat was from Cleveland, > Ohio. The other woman was from San Francisco, California. > > > Jerome Ball > TRW Electronics & Defense Sector > Redondo Beach, Ca. The simplest match-up seems to be by taking the names in order in each case: (names given) (names in order (names in order (cities given) mentioned in mentioned in roommate list) city list) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann Ann Ms. Thomas in Des Moines, Iowa & Susan Ms. Davis Susan in Miami, Florida Cindy Cindy Ms. Kerr in Gary, Indiana & Pat Ms. Jones Pat in Cleveland, Ohio Jackie Ms. Walters "other" in San Francisco --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Again, this is done by just taking the names in the order they were given in the three paragraphs. Ann Thomas, Des Moines Susan Davis, Miami Cindy Kerr, Gary Pat Jones, Cleveland Jackie Walters, San Francisco Muffy
jeball@trwrb.UUCP (Jerome E. Ball) (06/17/85)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++ HERE YOU ARE DEAR NETTERS ++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The answer to the Logic Problem. For those of you that have read my logic problem, i am now sending you the answers to get the results. I recieved numerous answers to my problem, so far i have recieved 20 replys with 5 people getting all the correct answers, some got 2 or 3 but not all of them. Well it is quite simple the way it is derived. All of the names and cities are listed in the same order each time. Take the first first name and match it with the first last name and city, you do the same to the second first name and the second last name and city, etc.. The last woman whose name is fifth, you find by process of elimination. That is all there is too it. I hope i have not disappointed some of you. Until next time. Jerome 'ICEMANJ' Ball TRW Electronics & Defense Sector Redondo Beach, Ca.
halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE) (06/18/85)
So the fact that all the names and cities are in the same order is supposed to define the solution? HOGWASH!!!!!!!! (I'd use something stronger but this isn't net.flame.) Nothing in the statement even remotely suggests that information. And listing it as a "logic problem" absolutely excludes that restriction since it has nothing to do with logic. If you want to give a problem where the extra clues are hidden (as I suggested might be the case), fine. Those are worthwhile. But ones where you must invent a clue out of thin air are less than worthless. Here's a similar one. On Monday I give you a dollar, on Tuesday I give you two dollars. I proceed with this progression throughout the week. After I pay you on Sunday, how much will you have? Whatever answer you give me I will claim is wrong. $28? Nope. I'll say it should be $127. $127? Nope, $28. Either $28 or $127, depending on the third number? Now you're close, but you still don't have the right answer. It's rotated below. And if you don't like that answer, tough. It's at least as fair as the answer to the "logic problem." Answer: Abar. V'z abg fghcvq rabhtu gb tvir lbh nal erny zbarl.