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Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305071742

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter14: Counting And Probability

Section14.CT: Chapter Test

Problem 5CT: A commuter must travel from Ajax to Barrie and back every day. Four roads join the two cities. The...

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Answer the fun yet challenging riddle below: The world’s rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent of the thief to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can’t search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they’re on his trail. It’s up to you, the city’s best detective, to solve the case. When you arrive on the scene, the police will tell you what they know: ● Each house’s owner is of a different nationality, drinks a different beverage, and watches a different genre of movie on their TV. ● Each house’s interior walls are painted a different color. ● Each house contains a different pet, one of which is the fish. After a few hours of expert sleuthing, you gather some clues: 1. The Korean lives in the house with red walls. 2. The Japanese has a dog. 3. The French drinks milktea. 4. The house with green walls is directly to the left of the house with white walls. 5. The owner of the house with green walls drinks dalgona. 6. The person who watches anime owns a bird. 7. The owner of the house with yellow walls likes sci-fi movies. 8. The man living in the center house drinks vodka. 9. The Thai lives in the first house. 10. The man who is a fan of comedy movies lives next to the cat owner. 11. The hamster's owner lives next to the man who watches sci-fi movies. 12. The man who watches documentary films drinks beer. 13. The Filipino watches horror movies. 14. The Thai lives next to the house with blue walls. 15. The man who watches comedy movies has a next-door neighbor who drinks tequila. The question is: Who stole the fish? Show and/or illustrate your solutions.

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