November 12, 2001
Problem of the Week

The Vocations Logic Puzzle

Mr. Baker, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Walker were a baker, a hunter, a carpenter, and a walker, but not necessarily in that order. They were in the habit of wearing a brown, a charcoal, a heliotrope, and a white shirt.

No man's profession was the same as his name and the color of each man's shirt began with a letter which was different from the initial letter of both his name and his profession.

Mr. Hunter and the professional walker dined together regularly. The hunter never would wear a brown shirt. Mr. Carpenter was the baker.

Find the profession of each man and the color of his shirt.

Solution to the Problem:

Name	baker	carpenter	hunter	walker		brown	charcoal	heliotrope	white
Mr. Baker	X	X	X	O		X	X	O	X
Mr. Carpenter	O	X	X	X		X	X	X	O
Mr. Hunter	X	O	X	X		O	X	X	X
Mr. Walker	X	X	O	X		X	O	X	X

Correctly solved by:

1.Diana Xing	Fort Collins, Colorado
2. Tony Wu	Fort Collins, Colorado
3. Carter Wallace	Columbus, Georgia
4. Renata Sommerville	Austin, Texas
5. Walt Arrison	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. David and Judy Dixon	Bennettsville, South Carolina
7. Tori Eads	Winchester, Virginia
8. Gregg Eads	Winchester, Virginia
9. Ashley Maignan	Columbus, Georgia
10. Keith Mealy	Cincinnati, Ohio
11. Ashleigh Mark	Columbus, Georgia
12. Izzy Kushner	Closter, New Jersey
13. Josh Reifsnyder	Winchester, Virginia
14. George Gaither	Winchester, Virginia
15. Elizabeth Emmart	Winchester, Virginia
16. Matt Crandell	Winchester, Virginia
17. Jeffrey Ward	Columbus, Georgia
18. Bahareh Joukar	Winchester, Virginia
19. Emily Moll	Thiel College, Pennsylvania
20. Rick Jones	Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
21. Stevenson Gravlee	Columbus, Georgia
22. Matt McMurtry	Arlington, Virginia
23. Joe Heintz	Manchester, Tennessee
24. Abby Williams	Columbus, Georgia
25. Jaime Lockhart	Winchester, Virginia
26. John Beasley	Winchester, Virginia
27. Elizabeth Livengood	Columbus, Georgia
28. David Rogers	Winchester, Virginia

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher