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"This house needs a face lift," Tess Ross pronounced, and her family (two men, Mitch and Shane, and two women Lana and Penelope) thought the same. A quick paint job on five different rooms was all that was really needed, and the five Rosses eagerly set to work. A different white paint (one was Atrium White) was selected for each room, each of which required a different number of gallons of paint. Each family member painted a room. When, at the end of a weekend of painting, Tess's son announced "Well, Mom, you were right. We were done in no time," her two daughters and her husband quickly agreed. The family then settled in for an enjoyable evening in their newly painted living room. From the information provided, can you determine the person who painted each room, the color of the paint each used, and the number of gallons (1, 2, 3, 4, or 6) that were used for each room?
1. One daughter used the Feather White paint in the room she painted, while the other daughter painted her father's office.
2. Tess's husband used three gallons of paint to complete the room on which he worked. Tess's son painted the master bedroom.
3. Combined, the number of gallons of paint required to paint the master bedroom and the office equaled the number of gallons required for the kitchen.
4. Exactly twice as many gallons of paint were used to paint the dining room as Lana used in the room she painted. Penelope required exactly twice as many gallons in the room she painted as were used of the Topper White.
5. Mitch and the person who used the Feather White paint worked on the kitchen and the living room, in some order.
6. Exactly twice as many gallons of Graduate White were used as Polar Bear White. Shane didn't use Polar Bear White.
1. One daughter used the Feather White paint in the room she painted, while the other daughter painted her father's office.
2. Tess's husband used three gallons of paint to complete the room on which he worked. Tess's son painted the master bedroom.
3. Combined, the number of gallons of paint required to paint the master bedroom and the office equaled the number of gallons required for the kitchen.
4. Exactly twice as many gallons of paint were used to paint the dining room as Lana used in the room she painted. Penelope required exactly twice as many gallons in the room she painted as were used of the Topper White.
5. Mitch and the person who used the Feather White paint worked on the kitchen and the living room, in some order.
6. Exactly twice as many gallons of Graduate White were used as Polar Bear White. Shane didn't use Polar Bear White.
Answer
Lana, office, Polar Bear, 2Mitch, kitchen, Topper, 3
Penelope, living room, Feather, 6
Shane, master bedroom, Atrium, 1
Tess, dining room, Graduate, 4
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I really like this one, personally a favorite made me think
You've been busy! Nice job and excellent teaser
This one was a lot of fun! Thanks!
Very nice puzzle! The answer was there but it took a while to see it. Good job.
Fun!
All's well with the world. I actually cracked this one!
Good one! I appreciate all the teasers from you! Thanks!
I liked this one. not a lot of redundancy.
After an embarrassing number of attempts, I finally worked it out! This one is very good--makes you want to drink gallons!
May 06, 2006
I like it. And I like to paint so it was perfect for me!
Pretty hard but got there eventually
Took me forever and even then I didn't get it right!!!
Ah well!
Ah well!
very hard to do this late at night! Good puzzle.
Lol Sundaisy227! I just came in here to post the exact same thing. I do most of my puzzles around 3am-ish and had to come back to this one during the day, while I was "fresh!"
Nice job. I really enjoy your teasers!
Nice job. I really enjoy your teasers!
I almost got this one. But, almost doesn't count does it. I didn't get Mitch or Penelope's room or Shane, Lana or Tess's gallons. I was so close though. Not sure where I went wrong. Did this have some guessing in it? It was fun anyway!
A little late with the comments. This was an excellent teaser. I needed to interconnect two/three clues to solve it. If you ever see this, it was one of the best ever.
I did it without guessing, so it is solveable -- great puzzle!
I have to admit, it took me many tries, but I got it. Great job!
This one has me stumped. I'll stop for now and try again later. I've already tried 3 times and still can't get it. Funny thing is, each time I try, I correct the mistake I made, but make a different one!! This one was very well thought out. Nice teaser!!
WooHoo! I finally got it!! Thanks for the challenge. I look forward to more from you!
im try thise one later way too hard for me
Very late comment, but I hope it still matters. Thank you, thank you, thank you for logic grids of this difficulty. I really wish there was more like it!
Yes, very clever clue-writing to hide that last piece of information. But, six gallons for one room???
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