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Two people, two choices
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Deduction: Pseudo-true pair (aligned)
GUIDED WALKTHROUGHStep 1 of 3
Picnic Break
Ada, Ben, and Cy each brought a different drink and a different snack. Match each person to their drink and snack.
| Drinks | Snacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tea | Coffee | Juice | Apple | Crackers | Brownie | ||
| People | Ada | ||||||
| Ben | |||||||
| Cy | |||||||
| Snacks | Apple | ||||||
| Crackers | |||||||
| Brownie | |||||||
Look here This step✓ Match× Not a match
The clues
- Ada and Ben brought tea and coffee, in some order.
STEP 1
Keep both possibilities
Ada and Ben have tea and coffee between them. We do not know which person has which drink. Neither can have juice.