March - Logic Puzzle

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Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis
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March - Logic Puzzle

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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, five leprechauns decided to hide pots of gold coins on Hogwarts grounds. Each pot was made of a different metal and contained 100 to 500 coins (in increments of 100).

From the information provided, determine the name of each leprechaun, the number of coins in each pot, the metal that each pot was made of, and the location of each pot of leprechaun gold.

1. The five leprechauns were Patrick, the one who hid his pot by the Great Lake, the one who put 500 coins in his pot, the one with a brass pot, and Finn.

2. Cormac had 100 less coins in his pot than the one made of copper, but 200 more coins than the pot found on the Quidditch Pitch. Shay had more than 300 coins in his pot.

3. Aidan's pot was on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, but it wasn't made of silver. There were 200 coins in the pewter pot.

4. The pot located in Greenhouse Three (which contained less coins than Aidan's pot) belonged to Patrick, but it wasn't made of iron.

5. The pot found by the Great Lake contained 200 more coins than the pewter pot, but neither were hidden by Shay. Finn's pot wasn't located in the Pumpkin Patch.

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Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis
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Re: March - Logic Puzzle

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Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis
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Re: March - Logic Puzzle

Post by Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis »

Here's the answer!

Patrick - 100 - silver - Greenhouse Three
Finn - 200 - pewter - Quidditch Pitch
Aidan - 300 - brass - Forbidden Forest
Cormac - 400 - iron - Great Lake
Shay - 500 - copper - Pumpkin Patch
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