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Three men (Ben, Frank, and John) and two women (Kellye and Margaret) were in a crossword puzzle solving contest. They each were working on a different themed puzzle (Asia, History, Medicine, Television, and War) with different types of writing implements (black ink, blue ink, green ink, red ink, and pencil) and each took a different amount of time to finish (3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, and 7 minutes). Who was working on what puzzle, with what implement, and how long did it take them?
1. Ben, who did the Asia puzzle, took 1 minute longer than Margaret, but 1 minute less than the person who did the History puzzle.
2. Kellye took longer than the person who used blue ink, and she didn't use black ink.
3. Frank, who didn't use blue ink, took less time than the person who used red ink.
4. The person who used a pencil didn't solve their puzzle in the least amount of time, but did solve it in less time than the man who solved the puzzle about Television.
5. The person who used red ink solved their puzzle in less time than the person who used black ink.
6. The woman who used green ink did the War puzzle, but did not solve it in the most amount of time.
1. Ben, who did the Asia puzzle, took 1 minute longer than Margaret, but 1 minute less than the person who did the History puzzle.
2. Kellye took longer than the person who used blue ink, and she didn't use black ink.
3. Frank, who didn't use blue ink, took less time than the person who used red ink.
4. The person who used a pencil didn't solve their puzzle in the least amount of time, but did solve it in less time than the man who solved the puzzle about Television.
5. The person who used red ink solved their puzzle in less time than the person who used black ink.
6. The woman who used green ink did the War puzzle, but did not solve it in the most amount of time.
Answer
Ben used blue ink to complete the Asia puzzle in 4 minutes.Frank used a pencil to complete the History puzzle in 5 minutes.
John used black ink to complete the Television puzzle in 7 minutes.
Kellye used red ink to complete the Medicine puzzle in 6 minutes.
Margaret used green ink to complete the War puzzle in 3 minutes.
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