My wife and I attended a Hand Bell Concert at a neighboring church
and we did not know the identity of any of the ringers.
The concert began with small groups of ringers playing seven
different pieces, and their names were given in the program.
Assuming that I could remember the faces of each ensemble and could
distinguish male from female, which of the 14 ringers could I identify
by the end of the concert?
The first seven pieces are given below along with the performers.
Musical Selection | Ringers | |
---|---|---|
The Swan | Amy, Karen, Trever | |
Kindness | Andrew, Karen, Lance | |
Bist Du Bei Mir | Laurie, Michelle, Tracy, Yvonne | |
Arioso | David, Lynne, Nancy, Stephanie | |
Adagio | Andrew, Trever | |
Pick A Winner | Andrew, Kate, Lance, Trever | |
O Holy Night | Lynne, Tracy |
The following ringers were males: Andrew, David, Lance, Trever
The following ringers were female: Amy, Karen, Kate, Laurie, Michelle, Lynne, Nancy, Stephanie, Tracy, Yvonne
Solution to the Problem:
I could identify the following nine ringers:
Amy, Andrew, David, Karen, Kate, Lance, Lynne, Tracy, and Trever.
Laurie, Michelle, Nancy, Stephanie, and Yvonne.
Here is the order in which the ringers were identified:
Musical Selection | Ringers Identified | |
---|---|---|
The Swan | Trever (the only male) | |
Kindness | Karen (only person in 1st 2 groups), Amy (only one left in 1st group) |
|
Bist Du Bei Mir | None | |
Arioso | David (only male in group) | |
Adagio | Andrew (since Trever was identified) Lance (since he is the remaining ringer in group 2) |
|
Pick A Winner | Kate (only female in this group) | |
O Holy Night | Lynne (only one to be in groups 4 and 7), Tracy (only one left in group 7) |
Correctly solved by:
1. Richard K. Johnson | La Jolla, California |
2. Hazen Dickerson |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
3. David & Judy Dixon | Bennettsville, South Carolina |
4. Ty Malone |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
5. Claire Lewis |
John Handley High School, Winchester, Virginia |
6. Marissa Vitt |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
7. Amber Henry |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
8. Jacquelyn Heltz |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
9. Alexis Condos |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
10. Halie Gardner |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
11. Emily Stapp |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
12. Cherish Register |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |