Intriguing Mathematical Problems by Oswald Jacoby William H. Benson & William H. Benson

Author:Oswald Jacoby,William H. Benson & William H. Benson [Jacoby, Oswald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486168364
Publisher: INscribe Digital
Published: 2012-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

17. flowers

Seven residents in our village are avid exhibitors at the local flower show. Their names are Mr. Aster, Mr. Dahlia, Mr. Geranium, Mr. Phlox, Mr. Rose, Mr. Snapdragon, and Mr. Sweetpea.

Each is the namesake of a flower which one of the others grows.

Phlox is brother-in-law to the sweetpea-grower. Dahlia cannot bear roses. Snapdragon has never met the grower of geraniums. Rose and the dahlia-grower each married the other’s sister. Sweetpea has never played cards in his life. Four of the seven, however, have organized a regular bridge four; each member of this four grows a flower which is another member’s namesake. The geranium-grower and Dahlia are the exponents of rival bidding systems. Aster is an only child. Phlox detests bridge.

What flowers do the seven exhibitors grow?

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