pe Fae el eee el fg THE STORY Ollie, Ophelia and Oscar were three oysters who lived in the Atlantic, Pacific ‘or Indian oceans. They each produced a large pearl that was 4 inches, 2 inches or T inch in diameter and were colored white, black or pink. The oysters were 40, 20 or 10 years old. Based on the clues, match the oysters with their ocean homes, pearl sizes, pearl color and current ages. THE CLUES 1. The youngest oyster lived in the Pacific Ocean and produced a white pearl. 2. Ollie was twice as old as Oscar. 3. The largest pearl did not come from the Indian Ocean. 4. Ophelia’s pearl wasn’t white, but it was twice as large as Oscar's pearl. 5. Ollie’s pear! wasn’t pink, and it wasn’t the smallest pearl. Kw Ollie Ophelia Oscar EE Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Indian Ocean 4-inch diameter 4-inch diameter 4-inch diameter 2-inch diameter 2-inch diameter 2-inch diameter 1-inch diameter 1-inch diameter 1-inch diameter white pearl white pearl white pearl black pearl black pearl black pearl pink pearl pink pearl pink pearl 40 years old 40 years old 40 years old 20 years old 20 years old 20 years old 10 years old 10 years old 10 years old ©2012 MindWare More Ferplexor asc te! | 39aa NMA AO UN ea A THE STORY Fred, Fanny and Frank were three farmers who plowed their 180-acre fields with horses instead of tractors. Their horses’ names were Dobbin, Old Blue and Nellie. They all planted the same three crops of corn, beans and beets divided into fields of 80 acres, 60 acres and 40 acres. However, no farmer planted the same crop in the same- sized field as any other farmer. Each farmer had a pet animal which was a pig, a duck or a goose. Based on the clues, match the farmers with their horses, crop acreages and pets. THE CLUES . 1. Fred did not have a pet duck, and Frank didn’t either. 2. No farmer planted the same-sized field for different crops. 3. The farmer who owned Dobbin had a pet duck and planted the biggest field of corn 4. Old Blue's owner had a pet pig and planted the most beets. 5. Fred’s horse wasn’t named Nellie, and Fred didn’t have the smallest field of beans. ooo, Fred Fanny Frank Dobbin Dobbin Dobbin Old Blue Old Blue Old Blue Nellie Nellie Nellie 80 corn acres 80 corn acres 80 corn acres 60 corn acres 60 corn acres 60 corn acres 40 corn acres 40 com acres 40 com acres 80 bean acres 80 bean acres 80 bean acres 60 bean acres 60 bean acres 60 bean acres 40 bean acres 40 bean acres 40 bean acres 80 beet acres 80 beet acres, 80 beet acres 60 beet acres 60 beet acres 60 beet acres 40 beet acres 40 beet acres 40 beet acres * pet pig pet pig pet pig pet duck pet duck pet duck pet goose pet goose pet goose 40 | More Perplexors Basie Level ©2012 MindWereTHE STORY Petunia, Penny and Paulie were three pigs who went on a skiing holiday together. To be properly dressed for the trip, they each bought a wool cap that was purple, red or green; mittens that were purple, red or green; and scarves that were purple, red or green. Unfortunately, they all fell and injured a snout, a trotter or a knuckle. After seeing Dr. Do A. Little, they wore 16, 8 or 4 bandages. Based on the clues, match the pigs with the color of their caps, mittens and scarves, as well as with their injured parts and number of bandages. THE CLUES 1. Penny wore more bandages than Petunia. 2. No pig wore any color more than once. 3. The pig with the fewest bandages wore a red scarf and had an injured knuckle. 4, Petunia had twice as many bandages as Paulie. 5. Petunia’s cap wasn't red, and Paulie’s mittens weren't green. 6. The pig with the injured trotter wore a purple scarf and the most bandages. Petunia Penny Paulie purple cap purple cap purple cap red cap red cap red cap green cap green cap green cap purple mittens red mittens green mittens purple mittens red mittens green mittens purple mittens red mittens green mittens purple scarf red scarf green scarf purple scarf red scarf green scarf purple scarf red scarf green scarf snout snout snout trotter trotter trotter knuckle knuckle knuckle 16 bandages 16 bandages 16 bandages 8 bandages 8 bandages 8 bandages 4 bandages 4 bandages 4 bandages (©202MingWare More Perplexors Basie Level | 41per NNT Around THE STORY Three monkeys named Blinker, Stinker and Moe held a series of contests. The first contest tested throwing ability, and they threw coconuts 100, 50 and 25 feet. The second contest tested climbing skills, and they climbed a 100-foot tree in 20, 10 o 5 seconds. The third contest tested strength, and they lifted a rock weighing 160, 80 or 40 pounds. After the contests, they went out for a snack and had either a slice of pie, a cupcake or a donut washed down with milk, tea or coffee. Based on the clues, match the monkeys with their results in the three contests and their snacks and drinks. THE CLUES 1, The monkey who enjoyed a donut and a glass of milk won the climbing contest. 2. Amazingly, each monkey scored first in one contest, second in another contest, and third in another contest. 3. Stinker never drank coffee. 4, The monkey who enjoyed a cupcake and a cup of tea won the throwing contest. 5, Stinker climbed twice as fast as Blinker, but Moe climbed even faster. Blinker Sinker Noe 100-foot throw 100-foot throw 100-foot throw 50-foot throw 50-foot throw 50-foot throw 25-foot throw 25-foot throw 25-foot throw 5-second climb 10-second climb 20-second.climb 5-second climb 10-second climb 20-second climb 5-second climb 10-second climb 20-second climb 160-pound lift 160-pound lift 160-pound lift 80-pound lift 80-pound lift 80-pound lift 40-pound lift 40-pound lift 40-pound lift pie pie pie cupcake cupcake cupcake, donut donut donut milk milk milk tea tea tea coffee coffee coffee 42 | More Petplexors Basic Level © 2012 MingWarelor of Horse THE STORY : THE CLUES Three horses named Old Brown, Old Black and £1, Old Gray didn’t belong to Farmer Evans and Old Gray lived on farms belonging to farmers i shooed twice as many flies as Old Brown. named Jones, Smyth and Evans. One day, they i ‘Smyth's gray horse slept the | counted how many flies they each shooed away Goce ee ercee meee with their tails in an hour; the totals were 300, 150 i 3. None of the colors in the horses’ names and 75 flies. The horses were 20, 15 and 10 years match thelr actual colors. old and were brown, black and gray in color. 4. The oldest horse belonged to Farmer Evans Aside from swatting flies, the horses enjoyed and slept 5 fewer hours a day than the sleeping and spent an average of 20, 15 and 10 i youngest horse. hours a day asleep. Based on the clues, match © 5, Old Black did not shoo the most flies and the horses with their farmers, flies shooed, ages, wasn’t the oldest horse. colors and sleeping times. Old Brown Old Black Old Gray Farmer Jones Farmer Jones Farmer Jones Farmer Smyth Farmer Smyth Farmer Smyth Farmer Evans Farmer Evans Farmer Evans 300 flies 300 flies 300 flies 150 flies 150 flies 150 flies 75 flies 75 flies 75 flies 25 years old 25 years old 25 years old 15 years old 15 years old 15 years old 10 years old 10 years old 10 years old brown brown brown black black black gray gray gray 20 hours of sleep 20 hours of sleep 20 hours of sleep 45 hours of sleep 15 hours of sleep 15 hours of sleep 10 hours of sleep 10 hours of sleep 10 hours of sleep ©272MinaWare More Prplesors Basic Lv! | 43ee THE STORY THE CLUES Elsie, Edna and Elvira were three cows who decided 1. Elsie’s jockey didn’t wear a silver jacket. they wanted to become race horses. Before they started training, they had produced 8, 6 or 4 gallons of milk a day. To help with their training, they hired a goose, a chicken and a turkey to ride on their backs as jockeys. They dressed their jockeys in 2. No jockey wore the same clothing color more than once. 3. Elsie produced more milk than Elvira, and Edna produced more milk than Elsie. helmets that were purple, green and silver; jackets 4, The chicken jockey wore a green helmet and that were purple, green and silver; and boots that = purple boots. were purple, green and silver. Based onthe clues, | _5, The cow that produced the least amount of match the cows with their milk production, animal, milk had a turkey jockey with a silver helmet. jockeys and helmet, jacket and boot colors. Elsie Edna Elvira 8 gallons of milk 8 gallons of milk 8 gallons of milk 6 gallons of milk 6 gallons of milk 6 gallons of milk 4 gallons of milk 4 gallons of milk 4 gallons of milk goose jockey goose jockey goose jockey chicken jockey chicken jockey chicken jockey turkey jockey turkey jockey turkey jockey purple helmet purple helmet purple helmet green helmet green helmet green helmet silver helmet silver helmet silver helmet purple jacket purple jacket purple jacket green jacket green jacket green jacket silver jacket silver jacket silver jacket’ purple boots purple boots purple boots green boots green boots green boots silver boots silver boots silver boots 44 | More Perplexors Basic Level ©2012 MindWareiia ATT THE STORY Timothy, Tess and Terry went out to dinner together. For a beverage, they ordered root beer, cola and lemonade. They ordered tomato, mushroom and onion soup. For an entrée, they ‘ordered meatloaf, roast chicken and roast beef. Fora vegetable, they ordered potatoes, beets and cabbage. For dessert, they ordered apple pie, cherry pie and pecan pie. Based on the clues, logically deduce what each person ordered for a beverage, for the soup course, for an entrée, for a vegetable and type of pie for dessert. THE CLUES 1. The person who ordered lemonade also ordered meat loaf and pecan pie. 2. The person who ordered cola also ordered tomato soup, cabbage and apple pie. 3. Timothy didn’t order lemonade, and Terry never ordered meatloaf. 4, Terry did not order root beer, and Timothy did not order potatoes or roast beet. 5. Tess did not order onion soup. 2s Timothy Tess Terry ee ee ee root beer root beer root beer cola cola cola lemonade lemonade lemonade tomato soup mushroom soup tomato soup mushroom soup onion soup onion soup tomato soup mushroom soup onion soup meatloaf roast chicken meatloaf roast chicken meatloaf roast chicken roast beef roast beef roast beef potatoes potatoes potatoes beets beets beets cabbage cabbage cabbage apple pie apple pie apple pie cherry pie cherry pie cherry pie pecan pie pecan pie pecan pie (© 2012 MinaWare More Perpleors Basi Level | 45THE STORY Eliot, Ernie and Eddie were three eagles from Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. One day, they got together and visited a county fair. At the fair they ate 20, 15 and 10 corn dogs and 20, 15 and 10 funnel cakes. They also consumed 20, 15 and 10 ice cream cones and 20, 15 and 10 glasses of lemonade. By the end of the day, they were so full of food and drink they could barely get off the ground. Based on the clues, logically deduce where the eagles were from and how much food and drink each eagle consumed. eee eal THE CLUES 1. Each eagle ate the most of one food item and the least of another food item. 2. The eagle from Wisconsin drank the most lemonade, and the eagle from Minnesota drank the least lemonade. 3. Eliot wasn’t from Wisconsin, and he ate a combined total of 25 corn dogs and funnel cakes. 4. Ernie wasn’t from Wisconsin, and he ate a combined total of 25 funnel cakes and ice cream cones. 5. Eliot wasn’t from Minnesota, and he ate more funnel cakes than corn dogs. ee Eliot Emie Eddie Ss Mlinois Mlinois Mlinois Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota 20 corn dogs 20 corn dogs 20 corn dogs 15 corn dogs 10 corn dogs 15 corn dogs 10 corn dogs 15 corn dogs 10 corn dogs 20 funnel cakes 15 funnel cakes 10 funnel cakes 20 funnel cakes 15 funnel cakes 10 funnel cakes 20 funnel cakes 15 funnel cakes 10 funnel cakes 20 ice cream cones 15 ice cream cones 10 ice cream cones 20 ice cream cones 15 ice cream cones 10 ice cream cones 20 ice cream cones 15 ice cream cohes 10 ice cream cones 20 glasses of lemonade 15 glasses of lemonade 10 glasses of lemonade 20 glasses of lemonade 15 glasses of lemonade 10 glasses of lemonade 20 glasses of lemonade 15 glasses of lemonade 10 glasses of lemonade 46 | sore Peres © 2012 Minawarepa ea M aT THE STORY i THE CLUES James, jill and Jackie went on separate vacations. Their 1, The longest trip was to France to visit trips lasted 10, 12 and 14 days. They traveled to France, the churches on a motor scooter. Italy and Spain. To get around in each country, they rented a bicycle, a motor scooter and an automobile. Each country had many attractions, but the travelers most enjoyed their visits to a z00, a museum and a church. They had many fine meals, but each person had 2. The shortest trip was to Spain to visit 00s by automobile. 3. Jill visited her country two days longer than Jackie visited her country. a favorite meal of linguine, fish or lobster. Based on the 4, The lobster-eater took the longest clues, logically deduce the length of the vacations, the trip, but jllis allergic to seafood and countries they visited, transportation, best attraction doesn’t eat it. and favorite food. James dil Jackie 10 days 10 days 10 days 12 days 12 days 12days 14 days 14 days 14 days France France France Italy Italy Italy Spain Spain Spain bicycle bicycle bicycle scooter scooter scooter automobile automobile automobile z00 z00 z00 museum museum museum church church church linguine linguine linguine fish fish fish lobster lobster lobster (©2012 MindWare ‘More Perplexors Basic Level | 47THE STORY Roger, Wilma and Patricia each owned a small farm. Every day during the season, they loaded up their donkey carts and took their fresh produce to market. One day, they hauled 100, 95 and 90 tomatoes; 250, 200 and 150 potatoes; 85, 80 and 75 beets; 300, 290 and 250 onions; and 25, 23 and 21 melons. Finally, they hauled 800, 750 and 700 cherries to market. Based on the clues, logically deduce how much of each type of produce each farmer brought to market that day. eer ue THE CLUES 1. Each farmer took to market the most of two types of produce and the least of two types of produce that day. 2. Roger and Wilma took a combined total of 190 tomatoes and 450 potatoes to market. 3. Roger took more beets and onions to market than, Wilma, and Patricia took more beets to market, than Roger. 4. Patricia took 100 more cherries to market than Roger, and more onions to market than Wilma. 5. 1a did not take the most potatoes to market that day. Roger Wilma Patricia 100 tomatoes 100 tomatoes 100 tomatoes 95 tomatoes 95 tomatoes 95 tomatoes 90 tomatoes 90 tomatoes 90 tomatoes 250 potatoes 250 potatoes 250 potatoes 200 potatoes 200 potatoes 200 potatoes 150 potatoes 150 potatoes 150 potatoes 85 beets 85 beets 85 beets 80 beets 80 beets 80 beets 75 beets 75 beets 75 beets 300 onions 300 onions 300 onions 290 onions 290 onions 290 onions 250 onions 250 onions 250 onions 25 melons 25 melons 25 melons * 23 melons 23 melons 23 melons 21 melons 21 melons 21 melons 800 cherries 800 cherri 800 cherries 750 cherries 750 cherries 750 cherries 700 cherries 700 cherries 700 cherries 4B | More Perploxors Basic Level (© 2012 MindWare