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Next in the list
One place higher is different from a fixed amount higher.
Clue type: Ordinal adjacency
GUIDED WALKTHROUGHStep 1 of 3
Next in the list
Each person baked a different number of rolls. Every listed amount is used once.
| Rolls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20 | 50 | 80 | ||
| People | Ada | ||||
| Ben | |||||
| Cy | |||||
| Dee | |||||
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The clues
- Ada's roll count is the next one above Ben's in the ordered list.
- Ada did not bake 50 rolls.
STEP 1
Read the list in order
Clue type: Ordinal adjacency
The counts are 10, 20, 50, and 80. Ada is one place higher than Ben in this list. The possible pairs are Ben 10 and Ada 20, Ben 20 and Ada 50, or Ben 50 and Ada 80.
Keep a note
10 → 20 → 50 → 80