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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 16:11:04 GMT
The names, not necessarily respectively, of the brakeman, fireman, and engineer of a certain train were Smith, Jones, and Robinson. Three passengers on the train happened to have the same names and, in order to distinguish them from the railway employees, will be referred to hereafter as Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson lived in Detroit; the brakeman lived halfway between Chicago and Detroit; Mr. Jones earned exactly $2,000 per year; Smith beat the fireman at billiards; the brakeman’s next-door neighbour, one of the passengers, earned exactly three times as much as the brakeman; and the passenger who lived in Chicago had the same name as the brakeman. What was the name of the engineer?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 16:16:54 GMT
Burt.
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Post by peachy on Apr 12, 2018 20:57:19 GMT
Al.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on May 5, 2018 14:38:20 GMT
The names, not necessarily respectively, of the brakeman, fireman, and engineer of a certain train were Smith, Jones, and Robinson. Three passengers on the train happened to have the same names and, in order to distinguish them from the railway employees, will be referred to hereafter as Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson lived in Detroit; the brakeman lived halfway between Chicago and Detroit; Mr. Jones earned exactly $2,000 per year; Smith beat the fireman at billiards; the brakeman’s next-door neighbour, one of the passengers, earned exactly three times as much as the brakeman; and the passenger who lived in Chicago had the same name as the brakeman. What was the name of the engineer? Excellent puzzle. The engineer is called {Spoiler} Smith.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 14:39:22 GMT
Keith.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2018 19:14:08 GMT
The names, not necessarily respectively, of the brakeman, fireman, and engineer of a certain train were Smith, Jones, and Robinson. Three passengers on the train happened to have the same names and, in order to distinguish them from the railway employees, will be referred to hereafter as Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson lived in Detroit; the brakeman lived halfway between Chicago and Detroit; Mr. Jones earned exactly $2,000 per year; Smith beat the fireman at billiards; the brakeman’s next-door neighbour, one of the passengers, earned exactly three times as much as the brakeman; and the passenger who lived in Chicago had the same name as the brakeman. What was the name of the engineer? Excellent puzzle. The engineer is called {Spoiler} Smith. I hope you enjoyed solving it. I think I first came across that one in a Reader's Digest in about 1992 but the puzzle is much older. Should I also post the "official" solution?
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Post by Flying Monkeys on May 5, 2018 19:19:29 GMT
I hope you enjoyed solving it. I think I first came across that one in a Reader's Digest in about 1992 but the puzzle is much older. Should I also post the "official" solution? I really did. I saw it when you posted it but wasn't in the mood, but decided to give it a go this afternoon as I was chilling out. I would leave it without the solution for a while to let others have a go. My recommendation to others is to give it a go. It is very interesting, and very satisfying as you make progress from what appear to be a load of unrelated clues - but they are! Thanks for posting, really good puzzle.
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