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MAT 2440 Project 1, Spring 2020 This assignment is due on March 18, 2020 at the beginning of the class. You may submit it as a hard copy or electronically as a pdf document. You have 2 logic puzzles to solve, and a short feedback report to write. Justify all your work. For example, for each of these puzzles: (a) Decide on symbols to represent the information, for example "S" can represent "Susan". (b) Make a table and use logical reasoning to determine the correct entries in the table. 1. Three monsters, Fred, Ned, and Ted, were born on the 4th, 9th, and 18th of January, April and November of the same year. Grogs cannot remember which day goes with which month or monster. However, he does remember a few things. He remembers giving one of the three monsters a ukelele for his birthday on April 4th. Fred and Ted were born on even-numbered days. Fred is the oldest of the three monsters. Find each monster's birthday. 2 Rachel has two sisters: Amy and Janice. Each of the three siblings has a different vehicle: a car, a truck, and a motorcycle. Janice parks her truck across from a white car. The girl with the red vehicle recently had both tires replaced. One vehicle is black. Match each sibling to the right vehicle and color. Write a feedbak report, which must be included with this assignment in order to receive full credit. The feedback should contain the following information: (a) Were the puzzles level appropriate? (b) What suggestions would you make for improvement to the puzzles?

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I Solution a. let. F represent Fred ned Ted Grega Lin mi 2 - 5 dC : Rachel Amy Janice. Name Birthday month. I January November April

he gave Soro. remembers since Grisogg Ukelele : one on April 4th monster's birthday is on the April he also Bernements that fred and Ted were born on even numbered days and fred is oldest . Fred is boon on January month and igth is the only even numbered date remaining [:ath is for April] : Fred is born on 18th January from above we can say Ted's birthday is on an April. And Ned's birthday is ath [ They are the remaining November Namel vehicle colour Truck Black

Janice paoks her truck across the white car. o Janice has Truck, and car is white . in colour: The girl with red vehicle recently had both tires replaced. i motorcycle is. red colour one venicle is black: > Only remaining vehicle is Truck ... Truck colour is black and it is owned by Janice. Now, coming to others we can't determine which vehicle belongs to whom as there is no information. 3 .a. first puzzle is approprite but Second Puzzle is not appropriate. b. No suggestions for first puzzle. but for second puzzle is the gird with red vehicle statement has to be changed. In that provide name of girl. Then it is appropiate.