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#1 2011-03-02 21:41:53
- Ishan kashyap
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please help me to solve this puzzel
There are 5 ships in a port:
1. The Greek ship leaves at six and carries coffee.
2. The Ship in the middle has a black chimney.
3. The English ship leaves at nine.
4. The French ship with blue chimney is to the left of a ship that carries coffee.
5. To the right of the ship carrying cocoa is a ship going to Marseille.
6. The Brazilian ship is heading for Manila.
7. Next to the ship carrying rice is a ship with a green chimney.
8. A ship going to Genoa leaves at five.
9. The Spanish ship leaves at seven and is to the right of the ship going to Marseille.
10. The ship with a red chimney goes to Hamburg.
11. Next to the ship leaving at seven is a ship with a white chimney.
12. The ship on the border carries corn.
13. The ship with a black chimney leaves at eight.
14. The ship carrying corn is anchored next to the ship carrying rice.
15. The ship to Hamburg leaves at six.
Which ship goes to Port Said? Which ship carries tea?
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#2 2011-03-02 21:43:01
- Ishan kashyap
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Re: please help me to solve this puzzel
answer to my question
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#3 2011-03-03 02:48:15
- soroban
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Re: please help me to solve this puzzel
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#4 2011-03-03 07:57:11
- Bob
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Re: please help me to solve this puzzel
hi Ishan kashyap
My method for doing these is shown in the diagram below.
It won't give you the answer without a lot of thinking, but it will help you to organise the information.
What I do is put into each row the information from the puzzle.
The 'next to' information cannot be put in yet.
Then look at what you have got and see if you can put any rows together, or be certain rows cannot go together.
Also make a check list of the 5 times, the 5 chimneys, the 5 destinations etc.
Sometimes you can work things out just by eliminating the other 4 possibilities.
As you fill in the information and merge rows, it becomes easier to fill in the rest.
Happy puzzling. 
LATER EDIT: I've tried it and have a solution if you get stuck.
Bob
Last edited by Bob (2011-03-03 09:39:06)
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