Braingle: 'Four Dozen Campers' Brain Teaser

Four Dozen Campers

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Puzzle ID:	#7474
Fun:	(2.7)
Difficulty:	(1.86)
Category:	Math
Submitted By:	hprulz

The 4 dozen campers in the junior division live in 6 differently colored cabins along Miller's Pond. The smallest cabin has 6 campers, and the orange cabin is the largest with 10 campers. The yellow and green cabins are the only cabins with the same number of campers. The 13 youngest campers are in the red and blue cabins with the least number of campers. The purple cabin has 2 more campers than the blue cabin.

How many campers are in each cabin?

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Comments

sailingwrestler Oct 10, 2002	very well organized hprulz....good job
c13urly Nov 07, 2002	I finally got one.
skoolkid Jan 17, 2003	I liked it. It was fun.
ttrules Nov 03, 2003	i liked it
anaearl Nov 04, 2004	very good. a good way to get your brain up in the morning
anaearl Nov 04, 2004	very good. a good way to get your brain up in the morning
Tiggr Nov 04, 2004	When I have fo think hard enough to make my head hurt that means it's a very good puzzle
seanlandrews Jan 11, 2007	Very cool and fun teaser.
Jimbo May 29, 2012	Make a table colours by number. Since you know 10 and 13 and two are the same (even total) then purple must be odd. Hence Purple = 9 leaving 16 for Green and Red. 13 becomes Red = 6 and Blue = 7.