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College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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1) Tom, John, Fred, and Bill are friends whose occupations are (in no particular
order) nurse, secretary, teacher, and pilot. They attended a picnic recently, and each
one brought his favorite meat (hamburger, chicken, steak, and hot dogs) to
barbecue. From the clues provided below, determine each man’s name, occupation,
and favorite meat.
a) Tom is neither the nurse nor the teacher.
b) Fred and the pilot play golf together. The burger lover and the teacher hate golf.
c) Tom brought hot dogs.
d) Bill sat next to the burger fan, and across from the steak lover.
e) The secretary does not play golf.
2) Several friends take a fishing trip every year. Each year they have a contest to
see who catches the heaviest fish. The loser has to pay for all of the junk food they
eat on the trip. Determine each friend’s standings in this year’s contest by using the
following clues. By the way, in the tradition of fishing trips, every statement quoted
here is a falsehood.
MARTA: Mickey was first. WOODY: I beat Sally.
SALLY: Marta beat Woody. MICKEY: Woody was second.

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