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Joe, Bill, Bob, Jack, and Tom, whose last names are Carter, Dawson, Mingus, Wood, and Cole, all live in the same building. Each man owns a cat and a dog. The names of the dogs are Dusty, Midnight, Ginger, Smokey, and Daisy. By chance, cats also have the same 5 names as the dogs. From the clues given, determine each man's first and last name and the names of his pets. (Hint: no man gave the same name to both his cat and his dog.)
1. Joe and Jack each have a pet named Ginger.
2. Jack, Joe, and Mr. Carter do not have pets named Midnight.
3. Bob's dog and Jack's cat have the same name, as do Bill's cat and Tom's dog.
4. The cat Daisy is not owned by Jack Cole, Mr. Mingus, Mr. Carter, or Bill.
5. Smokey the cat does not live with Ginger the dog, and neither of them live with Tom or Mr. Dawson.
6. Joe's dog is named Daisy.
1. Joe and Jack each have a pet named Ginger.
2. Jack, Joe, and Mr. Carter do not have pets named Midnight.
3. Bob's dog and Jack's cat have the same name, as do Bill's cat and Tom's dog.
4. The cat Daisy is not owned by Jack Cole, Mr. Mingus, Mr. Carter, or Bill.
5. Smokey the cat does not live with Ginger the dog, and neither of them live with Tom or Mr. Dawson.
6. Joe's dog is named Daisy.
Answer
Joe Mingus: Daisy dog and Ginger catBill Dawson: Smokey dog and Midnight cat
Bob Carter: Dusty dog and Smokey cat
Jack Cole: Ginger dog and Dusty cat
Tom Wood: Midnight dog and Daisy cat
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Wow that was really hard! But I got the answer, so it was awesome!
This is a tough one! It took me a long while with two attempts. I enjoyed the time!
Took me two tries too. Kept swapping cat and dog names. Nice quiz.
I love this kind of teasers!
This one drove me crazy. After many attempts I finally got it. An excellent puzzle.
That was a hard one, but it was really nice because the logic grid puzzles can often get really easy...great teaser!
Not particularly hard, but I'm very impressed with how it all came together. You only gave one positive, and everything else just flowed together. Great work!
This was great - had to start over once.
at first glance i was thinking way too easy boy was i wrong i enjoyed it
took me a couple attempts enjoyed it
Took me a couple tries too. I think that was one of the hardest ones that I've ever completed and still got the right answers!
Great job, got it first time but I loved the fact that I had to go through the list twice to get all the answers, a bit more challenging
This one was challenging, which I liked. Nice job!
Thank you for the challenge. Had to restart once but that just makes it all the more fun. Love the tough ones!
Yeah, it was fun!
This was fun! The dog and cat names added extra complexity, but the clues helped.
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