Using Logic
Using Logic
Answer each of the following on a separate piece of paper. Make sure to explain your answers.
Question 1
A.1
B.4
C.3
D.2
A.D
B.A
C.B
D.C
A.D
B.C
C.B
D.A
A.3
B.2
C.1
D.0
A.0
B.2
C.3
D.1
Question 2
Figure out the order in which the horses finished in the race.
Simple Simon lost to Zebra Wings. Zebra Wings beat Simple Simon, Frogman's Flippers and Apple Pie.
Fizzy Pop lost to Minty Mouth, Simple Simon and CD Player. Frogman's Flippers beat Windy Hill, CD
Player and Simple Simon. Top Hat lost to CD Player, Kippers and Apple Pie. CD Player beat Top Hat and
Fizzy Pop. Apple Pie lost to Zebra Wings and Simple Simon. Kippers lost to Apple Pie and Frogman's
Flippers. Frogman's Flippers beat Fizzy Pop, Minty Mouth and CD Player. CD Player lost to Frogman's
Flippers, Kippers and Apple Pie. Top Hat beat Fizzy Pop and Windy Hill. Minty Mouth lost to Windy Hill
and Simple Simon. Windy Hill lost to Apple Pie and CD Player.
Question 3
Can you divide numbers from 1 to 9 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) into two groups so that sum of number of each group
is equal.
Question 4
Question 5
You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you
leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can
you get all three across safely?
Question 6
You have a circular cake and need to cut it into 8 pieces. Unfortunately you can only make three slices.
How can you accomplish this?
Question 7
There are nine points as shown in the picture below. Can you connect them with four straight lines without
lifting pen from a paper?