| I have to admit that I am a confirmed
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| | Bob 2, and Anne 1. By inference, Wayne
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| puzzle-head. I love crosswords,
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| | got the zero. Since clue one tells us
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| acrostics, and cryptograms. But I am
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| | that the second place finisher had no
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| becoming ever more intrigued by logic
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| | zeroes, Wayne must have finished in third
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| problems. For one thing they teach you
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| | place with a total of ten points. We also
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| how to become a more attentive listener
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| | know that he is the student who received
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| or reader to catch the nuances of
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| | five different scores because 4+3+2+1+0
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| language that can provide invaluable
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| | equals 10 and clue one tells us that only
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| clues to their solution. For another,
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| | student had five different scores.Clue
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| they teach the step-to-step process of
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| | four tells us that Bob's best subject was
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| processing information. These are skills
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| | writing. This means he got one four only
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| that are valuable for nearly all
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| | and it was in writing. He scored 0 points
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| reasoning situations.To illustrate the
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| | in gym. Since he scored a total of 12
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| process, the following is a problem I
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| | points, he must have gotten a total of 8
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| have composed that will take you step by
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| | points in Reading, Arithmetic and Art&
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| step from recognizing the essential
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| | Poetry. The clue also tells us that he
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| elements to the final solution. I have
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| | got the same score in two subjects. He
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| not provided a matrix but if you are
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| | only got one 4, so he must have gotten 2s
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| familiar with the technique you can
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| | or 3s in the remaining subjects. The only
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| construct one yourself from the
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| | numbers that add up to eight are 3, 3 and
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| description.I call the problem The Wilson
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| | 2. From clue 2 we know that Wayne got a 3
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| Elementary Subject Olympics. Ed, Bob,
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| | in arithmetic and this was a higher score
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| Susan, Anne and Wayne (in no particular
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| | than Bob. We now know Bob's standing and
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| order) are five bright 6th-Grade students
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| | all of his scores, viz, Reading 3,
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| attending Wilson School. They recently
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| | Writing 4, Arithmetic 2, Art and Poetry
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| competed in the school's annual
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| | 3, Gym 0.Clue five tells us that Anne got
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| competition. The subjects were: reading,
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| | the four in reading and that she didn't
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| writing, arithmetic, art & poetry, and
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| | finish last. Bob finished first, Wayne
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| gym. For scoring purposes, the winner in
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| | 3rd and Anne 2nd, or 4th. By the
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| each subject was awarded four points; the
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| | process of elimination, either Susan or
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| second place three; third, two; fourth,
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| | Ed must have finished in last place.
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| one; and fifth, zero. At the end of the
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| | Please remember that the last place
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| competition the principal said that it
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| | finisher scored a total of 8 points.
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| was the closest competition ever. Each
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| | Susan has been identified as having seven
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| competitor was within one point of the
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| | points so far and has at least another
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| next highest finisher. Every competitor
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| | for her second third place finish.Clue
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| got at least one four. From the following
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| | eight says that the third place finisher,
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| clues, determine the score and order of
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| | (Wayne), got a 1 in writing We now know 8
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| finish for each of the students. [N.B.
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| | of Wayne's total of 10 points in four
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| You may want to construct two different
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| | subjects. This means he must have gotten
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| tables, one with the names of the
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| | a score of 2 in Reading, the only
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| students and the subject, the other
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| | remaining blank. The rest of the clue
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| simply the subject and total number of
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| | tells us that the fourth place finisher
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| points scored in each subject.(1) Only
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| | got a zero in arithmetic. Susan got a 4
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| one student got 5 different scores. Bob
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| | which means that Ed or Ann finished in
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| scored four more points than the
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| | Fourth place.Clue nine indicates that Ed
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| last-place finisher. The student in
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| | got the same score in reading and
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| second place had no zeroes.(2) Wayne, who
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| | writing. The only scores he could have
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| did not finish fourth or fifth, got a
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| | got were ones or zeros. We know that Anne
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| four in gym and got a higher score than
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| | finished in fourth place, so Ed finished
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| (Bob) in arithmetic.(3) Susan finished in
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| | fifth with a total of 8 points. We
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| third place in two subjects but she
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| | already can account for 7 of them so he
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| finished first in arithmetic.(4) Bob's
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| | scored a total of 1 point in three
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| best subject was writing and his worst
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| | subjects. Since he got the same score in
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| was gym, where he got a zero.(5) Anne got
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| | reading and writing, these must be zeroes
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| identical scores in writing and gym and a
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| | and his one point would be in arithmetic.
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| four in reading. She did not finish
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| | By the process of elimination, we now
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| last.(6) Ed, Bob, Susan and Anne finished
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| | know that Susan finished in second place
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| 1 through 4 in that order in art and
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| | with a total of 11 points. Furthermore
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| poetry.(7) Ed finished fourth in
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| | Ed, Bob, Anne and Wayne account for 9 of
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| arithmetic, but second in gym. He also
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| | the 10 points in reading, meaning Susan
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| got identical scores in reading and
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| | scored 1.In the arithmetic column we have
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| writing.(8) The third place finisher got
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| | now accounted for all ten points without
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| a one in writing; the fourth place
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| | Anne's score. Thus, her score must be
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| finisher a zero in arithmetic.From the
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| | zero. We're almost finished.Clue 5 reads
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| above we have more than enough
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| | that Anne got identical scores in writing
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| information to solve the problem. For one
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| | and in gym. At this point she has a total
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| thing, we know our students finished
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| | of 5 points. The identical scores must be
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| within a point ahead or a point behind
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| | 2s. That leaves he last two numbers to
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| their competitors. If we add up the total
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| | fill in for Susan. She got a 3 in writing
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| number of possible points for each
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| | and a 1 in Gym.At long last we have the
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| category we get 4 plus 3 plus 2 plus 1 or
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| | standings and the scores. Bob, first,
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| a total of ten. Since we have five
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| | reading 3, writing 4, arithmetic 2, Art
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| categories with ten points in each we
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| | and Poetry 3 and Gym 0.Susan, second,
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| have a total of 50 points. Since each
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| | reading 1, writing 3, arithmetic 4, Art
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| student finished within a point of each
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| | and Poetry 2 and Gym 1. Wayne is third
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| other, the scores will be consecutive
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| | with 2 in reading, 1 in writing, 3 in
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| integers such as 11,12,13,14,15 for
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| | arithmetic, zero in art and poetry and 4
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| example. If you want to, you can sit down
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| | in gym. Anne, who came in fourth, has the
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| and experiment to see which five integers
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| | following: 4 in reading, 2 in writing,
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| add up to fifty, but there is a simple
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| | zero in arithmetic one in Art and Poetry
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| algebraic formula that will give the
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| | and 2 in gym. Last but not least Ed got a
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| number. The smallest number will be x.
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| | zero in Reading and writing, 1 in
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| The next number will be x+1, then x+2,
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| | arithmetic. 4 in Art and Poetry and 3 in
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| X+3 and x+4. Written out x + (x+1) +
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| | gym.From a step by step approach, we
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| (x+2) + (x+3) + (x+4) = 50. 5x+10 = 50.
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| | began by finding the total number of
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| 5x = 40 so x equals 8. The five integers
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| | points available from the clue about the
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| are 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Now let's turn to
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| | numbers of points scored. After that we
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| the clues.Clue number one tells us that
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| | determined Bob finished first with 12
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| Bob had 4 more points than the last place
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| | points. Each clue from that point on
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| finisher. The last place competitor
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| | provided more information either by
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| scored 8 points. Bob must have scored a
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| | statement or inference. What seems at
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| total of twelve, which means he finished
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| | first to be an unintelligible mess gives
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| in first place.From Clue number two we
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| | way to logical analysis. If you enjoyed
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| know that Wayne did not finish 4th or
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| | it, get yourself a logic book and have a
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| 5th. Since Bob finished first we know
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| | ball!The author, John Anderson, loves
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| Wayne must hsve finished 2nd or third and
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| | puzzles. He has used a number of
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| will have a total of 11 or 10 points.Clue
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| | different ones in his novel, The Cellini
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| number six gives us four actual scores.
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| | Masterpiece, written under the pen name
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| Ed got a 4 in art and poetry, Susan 3,
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| | of Raymond John.
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