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The Rose Show
At the annual Pottstown Rose Show, Mr. Tom Thorne, an avid rose grower, entered his six best new hybrid roses. He did extremely well, taking home 28 ribbons. From the following clues, can you figure out how many blue ribbons and how many red ribbons each rose received?
Names of Roses are: Pretty in Pink, Ravishing Red, Simply Silver, Mrs. Thelma Thorne, Very Violet and Yummy Yellow.
1. No two roses won the same total number of ribbons.
2. "Pretty in Pink" won one-quarter of the total amount, which was the same amount as the number that "Ravishing Red", "Yummy Yellow" and "Simply Silver" won together.
3. "Very Violet" won the same number of ribbons as both "Mrs.Thelma Thorne" and "Simply Silver" together.
4. Three-quarters of "Ravishing Red's" ribbons were red.
5. One-third of "Mrs. Thelma Thorne's" ribbons were blue; "Yummy Yellow" won just one blue ribbon.
6. "Simply Silver" won an equal number of blue and red ribbons.
7. "Very Violet" won the same number of blue ribbons as "Pretty in Pink".
8. "Very Violet" won as many red ribbons as were won by "Mrs. Thelma Thorne" and "Ravishing Red" together.
Names of Roses are: Pretty in Pink, Ravishing Red, Simply Silver, Mrs. Thelma Thorne, Very Violet and Yummy Yellow.
1. No two roses won the same total number of ribbons.
2. "Pretty in Pink" won one-quarter of the total amount, which was the same amount as the number that "Ravishing Red", "Yummy Yellow" and "Simply Silver" won together.
3. "Very Violet" won the same number of ribbons as both "Mrs.Thelma Thorne" and "Simply Silver" together.
4. Three-quarters of "Ravishing Red's" ribbons were red.
5. One-third of "Mrs. Thelma Thorne's" ribbons were blue; "Yummy Yellow" won just one blue ribbon.
6. "Simply Silver" won an equal number of blue and red ribbons.
7. "Very Violet" won the same number of blue ribbons as "Pretty in Pink".
8. "Very Violet" won as many red ribbons as were won by "Mrs. Thelma Thorne" and "Ravishing Red" together.
Answer
Pretty in Pink - 1 Blue - 6 RedRavishing Red - 1 Blue - 3 Red
Simply Silver - 1 Blue - 1 Red
Mrs. Thelma Thorne - 2 Blue - 4 Red
Very Violet - 1 Blue - 7 red
Yummy Yellow - 1 Blue only
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