The original puzzle Zebra Puzzle by einstein |
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There are five
houses. |
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1. The Englishman lives in the red house. |
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2. The Spaniard
owns the dog. |
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3. Coffee is
drunk in the green house. |
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4. The
Ukrainian drinks tea. |
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5. The green
house is immediately to the right of the ivory house. |
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6. The Old Gold
smoker owns snails. |
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7. Kools are
smoked in the yellow house. |
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8. Milk is
drunk in the middle house. |
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9. The
Norwegian lives in the first house. |
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10. The man who
smokes Chesterfields lives in the house next to the man with the fox. |
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11. Kools are
smoked in the house next to the house where the horse is kept. |
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12. The Lucky
Strike smoker drinks orange juice. |
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13. The
Japanese smokes Parliaments. |
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14. The
Norwegian lives next to the blue house. |
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Now, who drinks
water? Who owns the zebra? |
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Step 1 Breaking
down relationships into visual blocks, the blocks are not ordered |
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Color |
1. Red |
5. Ivory |
5. 3. Green |
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7. Yellow |
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14. Blue |
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National |
1. English |
2. Spain |
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4. Ukraine |
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13. Japan |
14. Norway |
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* = Possible Locations |
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Drink |
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3. Coffee |
4. Tea |
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12. Orange Juice |
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Pet |
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2. Dog |
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6. Snails |
10. Fox * |
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10. Fox * |
11. Horses * |
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11. Horses* |
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Cigers |
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6. Old Gold |
7. Kools |
10. Chesterfields |
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7 & 11. Kools |
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12. Lucky Strike |
13. Parliaments |
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2 Rules are
left which give specific orders |
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8. Milk is
drunk in the middle house. |
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9. The
Norwegian lives in the first house. |
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Step 2 Using
the rules above place fix markers for Milk & Norway |
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Failed attempts… assuming that NORWAY living
the 1st house, and 1st house from left |
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9. 1st House |
9. 2nd House |
Middle House |
4th House |
5th House |
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9. 1st House |
9. 2nd House |
Middle House |
4th House |
5th House |
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Color |
7. Yellow |
14. Blue |
1. Red |
5. Ivory |
5. 3. Green |
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7. Yellow |
14. Blue |
5. Ivory |
5. 3. Green |
1. Red |
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National |
9,14. Norway |
4. Ukraine |
1. English |
13. Japan |
2. Spain |
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9,14. Norway |
4. Ukraine |
13. Japan |
2. Spain |
1. English |
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Drink |
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4. Tea |
8. Milk |
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3. Coffee |
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4. Tea |
8. Milk |
3. Coffee |
12. Orange Juice |
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Pet |
10. Fox * |
11. Horses* |
6. Snails |
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2. Dog |
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10. Fox * |
11. Horses* |
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2. Dog |
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Cigers |
7 & 11. Kools |
10. Chesterfields |
6. Old Gold |
13. Parliaments |
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7 & 11. Kools |
10. Chesterfields |
13. Parliaments |
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12. Lucky Strike |
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Assumed that NORWAY Living the 1st house from
the RIGHT… we'll talking about einstein u know ;) |
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9. 5th House |
9. 4th House |
Middle House |
2nd House |
1st House |
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Color |
5. Ivory |
5. 3. Green |
1. Red |
14. Blue |
7. Yellow |
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All pieces fit properly leaving 2 holes |
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National |
2. Spain |
13. Japan |
1. English |
4. Ukraine |
9,14. Norway |
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Drink |
12. Orange Juice |
3. Coffee |
8. Milk |
4. Tea |
Water |
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Pet |
2. Dog |
Zebra |
6. Snails |
11. Horses* |
10. Fox * |
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Cigers |
12. Lucky Strike |
13. Parliaments |
6. Old Gold |
10. Chesterfields |
7 & 11. Kools |
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