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The garden party
Expand your mind and make it more flexible with this puzzle.
At a garden party, four gardeners were displaying their roses.

In total there were four colors, and each rose appeared in two colors. John had a yellow rose. Jane did not have a red one. Joan had a blue rose but not a green one, and James did not have a yellow one. One person with a red rose also had a green one. One person with a yellow rose also had a blue one. One person had a green rose but not a red one. Neither person with a yellow rose had a green one. No person has two roses of the same color, and no two people had the same two colors. Can you tell who had which color roses?

For a hint on how to complete the puzzle, scroll down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To begin, create a table. Account for all of the possibilities. As you work your way through the puzzle, cross out the letters as you eliminate options.

Person
Rose 1
Rose 2
John
YRBG
YRBG
Jane
YRBG
YRBG
Joan
YRBG
YRBG
James
YRBG
YRBG

 

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Answer:
 

Person
Rose 1
Rose 2
John
Yellow
Red
Jane
Blue
Green
Joan
Blue
Yellow
James
Red
Green

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April 26, 2008
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These are really fun. I used to do a lot of these when I was younger, but I haven't done them in awhile. My brain loves it!

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