SOLUTION: "Isn't it strange that no two of us are the same age?" remarked Hope,the youngest female, to Bob, who is not her brother. "Yes," added Art, " and no pair of siblings is more than t
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Question 1040991: "Isn't it strange that no two of us are the same age?" remarked Hope,the youngest female, to Bob, who is not her brother. "Yes," added Art, " and no pair of siblings is more than two years apart." With these comments and the help of the additional clues below, can you match brothers (Art, Bob, Carl, and Don) to sisters (Eileen, Fran, Grace, and Hope) and find the age of all eight?
CLUES
1.Carl is two years older than Hope's brother.
2.Don's sister and Bob are two years apart.
3.Eileen is older than Grace.
4.Don is three years older than Hope's brother.
5.Fran's brother and Don are four years apart, as are Fran and Carl.
6.Art is younger than his sister.
7.Fran is twenty-five years old.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I was able to conclude that Art and Hope are brother and sister.
Good puzzle.
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