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A new diet club was started in Phattsburg, Fatslyvania. The first five members to join the club are named Biggs, Gross, House, Piles, and Tubbs. Two of them are men named Barney and Whalen, while three of them are ladies named Bertha, Fanny, Fatima. Each started out at a different weight: 300 lbs., 275 lbs., 250 lbs., 225 lbs., and 200 lbs. After 6 months each dieter had lost a different amount of weight: 125 lbs., 100 lbs., 75 lbs., 50 lbs., and 25 lbs. From the information given below, determine each person's first and last name, the weight they started at and how much weight they each lost.
Last Names: Biggs, Gross, House, Piles, and Tubbs
First Names: Barney, Bertha, Fanny, Fatima, and Whalen.
Starting Weights: 300 lbs., 275 lbs., 250 lbs., 225 lbs., and 200 lbs.
Weight Lost: 125 lbs., 100 lbs., 75 lbs., 50 lbs., 25 lbs.
1. At the beginning of the diet Whalen weighed less than than Mr. Piles and the woman who lost the most weight in the whole group, but more than Ms. House and the woman who lost the least amount of weight in the whole group.
2. Barney did not lose exactly 75 lbs. and he was not the same weight as Ms. Gross at the end of the diet.
3. Mr. Tubbs at the beginning of the diet, weighed more than Ms. Biggs and less than Fanny.
4. Fatima started out lighter but lost twice as much weight as Ms. Biggs.
Last Names: Biggs, Gross, House, Piles, and Tubbs
First Names: Barney, Bertha, Fanny, Fatima, and Whalen.
Starting Weights: 300 lbs., 275 lbs., 250 lbs., 225 lbs., and 200 lbs.
Weight Lost: 125 lbs., 100 lbs., 75 lbs., 50 lbs., 25 lbs.
1. At the beginning of the diet Whalen weighed less than than Mr. Piles and the woman who lost the most weight in the whole group, but more than Ms. House and the woman who lost the least amount of weight in the whole group.
2. Barney did not lose exactly 75 lbs. and he was not the same weight as Ms. Gross at the end of the diet.
3. Mr. Tubbs at the beginning of the diet, weighed more than Ms. Biggs and less than Fanny.
4. Fatima started out lighter but lost twice as much weight as Ms. Biggs.
Answer
Barney Piles weighed 300 pounds at the beginning of the diet and lost 100 pounds.Fanny Gross weighed 275 pounds at the beginning of the diet and lost 125 pounds.
Whalen Tubbs weighed 250 pounds at the beginning of the diet and lost 75 pounds.
Bertha Biggs weighed 225 pounds at the beginning of the diet and lost 25 pounds.
Fatima House weighed 200 pounds at the beginning of the diet and lost 50 pounds.
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Excellent teaser. Few and complicated clues. Thanks.
Wow! That was tough, but I finally got it. Great teaser!
Most excellent! Just a few clues, but they really make you work for the answers. Was having a problem pinning down Barney and Ms Gross until I remembered clue #2.
Well-Crafted and much more difficult than it first appears! Great teaser!
tough!
i didn't get it at all
i didn't get it at all
Had to give up after a bit. Extra points for the great "fatty" names!
Excellent teaser! I had to really work at the clues to get it. Thanks a bunch!
I found the "fatty" names a bit offensive, but this one made me think; even though it looks easy at first. Great Job!
Good puzzle, though I too was a tad turned off by the "fatty" names.
I found the clues complicated and random. Very hard. Good job.
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