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This past winter, when four friends donated their extra coats to charity, they told their girlfriends about it, and were not surprised to learn that the girlfriends had also donated extra coats.
Four friends: Robert, Roy, Charles, Donald
Girlfriends (in no relevant order): Alice, Virginia, Margaret, Nell
Coat fabrics: wool, faux fur, faux leather, corduroy
Coat ages: 2, 4, 6, 7 years
Coat conditions: fair, good, very good, excellent
Clues:
1. Donald already knew about Virginia's faux leather coat, because he had bought it new for her six years earlier.
2. The faux fur was in only fair condition because the dog mistook it for an encroaching animal; the coat was only half as old as the wool coat Alice told Charles about.
3. The coat that was in very good condition was five years older than Nell's coat.
4. The coat that was in good condition was four years older than the faux fur that Roy heard about.
Four friends: Robert, Roy, Charles, Donald
Girlfriends (in no relevant order): Alice, Virginia, Margaret, Nell
Coat fabrics: wool, faux fur, faux leather, corduroy
Coat ages: 2, 4, 6, 7 years
Coat conditions: fair, good, very good, excellent
Clues:
1. Donald already knew about Virginia's faux leather coat, because he had bought it new for her six years earlier.
2. The faux fur was in only fair condition because the dog mistook it for an encroaching animal; the coat was only half as old as the wool coat Alice told Charles about.
3. The coat that was in very good condition was five years older than Nell's coat.
4. The coat that was in good condition was four years older than the faux fur that Roy heard about.
Answer
Margaret told Robert about her corduroy coat, 7 years old, in very good condition.Nell told Roy about a faux fur, 2 years old, in fair condition.
Alice told Charles about a wool coat, 4 years old, in excellent condition.
Virginia told Donald about the faux leather coat, 6 years old, in good condition.
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