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Mary and her four brothers had very similar histories. Determine when each was born, when they married, and when they died.
1. The oldest sibling married two years after the one born in 1921.
2. Mary had been married for 40 years when she died, and was born a year later than the brother who died in 1989.
3. The youngest sibling married a year before Joseph and died a year before Michael.
4. The one who married in 1950 died two years before the one who married in 1949.
5. The one born in 1923 married more than a year before Joseph, and died more than a year before him.
6. William is the only one with statistics that are all odd numbered years; Peter (whose dates are all even numbered) died a year after the one who married in 1946.
1. The oldest sibling married two years after the one born in 1921.
2. Mary had been married for 40 years when she died, and was born a year later than the brother who died in 1989.
3. The youngest sibling married a year before Joseph and died a year before Michael.
4. The one who married in 1950 died two years before the one who married in 1949.
5. The one born in 1923 married more than a year before Joseph, and died more than a year before him.
6. William is the only one with statistics that are all odd numbered years; Peter (whose dates are all even numbered) died a year after the one who married in 1946.
Answer
Mary, born 1924, married 1948, died 1988.Michael, born 1923, married 1946, died 1989.
Joseph, born 1920, married 1949, died 1992.
Peter, born 1922, married 1950, died 1990.
William, born 1921, married 1947, died 1991.
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YES!!!
I am AWFUL with dates and numbers but finally managed to get this one! Great Teaser!
I am AWFUL with dates and numbers but finally managed to get this one! Great Teaser!
Good on Ya Family......
EXCELLENT teaser! Lots of fun with this one!
Pretty good. The number make it a little more challenging, but it is still workable. Good job!
Really had fun with this one and loved the math. I think it's very well-written. Sneaky enough to make you work the brain more and think things through, but ultimately solveable and not frustratingly vague at all. Very nice job!
Yay!! I'm so proud of myself!! I actually stuck it out and got the answer!! That was a good one. It really made you think hard, but the clues were still good enough for you to figure it out!
Jul 21, 2005
This would be a good one but I got stuck on the answers because on number 1 it says that The oldest married two years before that one born in 1921 and it was really only 1 year.... and number 3 said that the youngest sibling married a year before Joseph and died a year before Michael and really the youngest married 2 years before Joseph and died 2 years before Michael... hmmm someone didnt pay attention.
Jul 21, 2005
ok... nevermind... my bad... was thinking backwards.... sorry
I just love logic grids! This was challenging, but workable. Thanks for a great start to my day!
Good teaser! I thought it was really hard - even though I love logic grids. I wish there were more positive clues. Overall great job!
Jul 21, 2005
I really like these type of brain teasers, but I'm used to a little more information. It still was great to try. Keep up the good mind bogglers.
THIS ONE WAS WAAAAAAAY TO HARD SO I GAVE UP AND READ THE ANSWER
Jul 21, 2005
it kinda sux
i didnt really get it so i looked at theanswer
(over did the smileys) :
i didnt really get it so i looked at theanswer
(over did the smileys) :
im so lazy, i just looked at the answer...
the logicgrid teasers are fun but take too long, and im really yearning to go play some games!
for some reason this teaser made me feel sad, but i think that if i hadn't been humming a sad song from Star Wars Episode 2, then it would have been really fun. Good job!!!
the logicgrid teasers are fun but take too long, and im really yearning to go play some games!
for some reason this teaser made me feel sad, but i think that if i hadn't been humming a sad song from Star Wars Episode 2, then it would have been really fun. Good job!!!
i am so freakin lazy it aint even funny. i tried but failed good one though all the numbers were confusin g
i tried to figure it out but couldn't so i looked at the answer. so it was a tough one. good job!
I love these. (maybe because it's one of the few I'm good at)
Thanks! Good Job
Thanks! Good Job
Thanks Gadget..I love this kind of teaser. It was excellent!
Very challenging!! Good job!! It took me what seemed like forever to get this, and I still messed it up. For some reason I kept messing up on the Birthdays. I did like it!!
I really like these, but I think this was the hardest one I have done. Which is great! The harder the better. Keep 'em coming!
Jul 22, 2005
This one was hard. I think I gave up before I even got finished reading the teaser! But It was a good one. Too much work for my brain.
Sorry I'm late, but it goes to show the difficulty of this one. Loved it! Got close (but wrong) and went to the answer.
That one was wooooonderful! It's my absolute favorite so far. I love the ones where I have to talk out loud to get it. Triple thumbs up! I feel so smart when I get this kind right (whether it's true or not)
3. The youngest sibling married a year before Joseph and died a year before Michael...
But the answer has Joseph as the youngest, so how can he marry a year before himself??? It should have been "the OLDEST sibling".
But the answer has Joseph as the youngest, so how can he marry a year before himself??? It should have been "the OLDEST sibling".
OH, never mind...got the numbers mixed up...
i loved this one!
Great job! I can't believe I didn't get it. This was an amazing puzzle and tested the full extent of my over worked brain cells!
Great job!
First class!
First class!
close but no cigar
Egads that was a toughie, but I finally got it. At first, I was staring the clues and grid like a deer caught in the headlights. Very challenging; hats off.
Good one. Interesting how you don't give any positives in the clues at all. I got close but not quite. I mixed up Michael's and Peter's birth and married dates. OOPS! Still can't figure out what I did, but I got close enough for me...time to move on.
very crafty puzzle. enjoyed this one a lot.
It's nice to see a well-written, challenging logic-grid!
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