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Old 2004-05-12, 09:54 AM   #1
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Default Puzzle time

This is supposed to be a difficult logic puzzle, but my roommate and I were able to do it in about 5 minutes each... so it's either not really that hard, or computer programmers just have an advantage because the logic we use everyday is right in line with this problem.

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On a train, Smith, Robinson, and Jones are the fireman, brakeman, and engineer, but NOT respectively. Also aboard are three businessmen with the same names: a Mr. Smith, a Mr. Robinson, and a Mr. Jones.

1. Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit.
2. The brakeman lives exactly halfway between chicago and Detroit.
3. Mr. Jones earns exactly 20,000 per year.
4. The brakeman's neareast neighbor, one of the passengers, earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman.
5. Smith beats the fireman at billiards.
6. The passenger with the same name as the brakeman lives in Chicago.
WHO IS THE ENGINEER?
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