Eight children divided 32 apples as follows. Ann got one apple, May two, Jane three, and Kate four. Ned Smith took
as many apples as his sister, Tom Brown took twice as many as his sister, Bill Jones took three times as many as his sister,
and Jack Robinson took four times as many as his sister.
The puzzle is to tell the last names of the four girls.
Solution to the Problem:
The names of the four girls are Ann Jones, May Robinson, Jane Smith, and Kate Brown.Ann Jones: 1 apple
Bill Jones: 3 x 1 = 3 apples
May Robinson: 2 apples
Jack Robinson: 4 x 2 = 8 apples
Jane Smith: 3 apples
Ned Smith: 3 apples
Kate Brown: 4 apples
Tom Brown: 2 x 4 = 8 apples
1 + 3 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 8 = 32 apples.
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Ivy Joseph | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| 2. Garima Mandwani | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| 3. Rob Miles | Northbrook, Illinois |
| 4. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
| 5. Arbor, 11 years old | India |
| 6. Don Norris | Watkinsville, Georgia |
| 7. Brijesh Dave | Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India |