Test 1

Logic Matrix Puzzle
The logic matrix tests your powers of deduction.
This grid can help you solve complex brain teasers. Each cell in the grid represents one possible
relationship. Put a different symbol in the box to help you solve the puzzle.
Use the clues below to find out the answer. Put an X in the box to represent “NO”
Use an O to represent “YES”. When you place a “YES” in a box, you can automatically fill in an X for the
possibilities that you have just eliminated.
Two students and two teachers met up for lunch at the Melbourne Central
Food Court. Use the following clues to determine what each person ate, which
house they are from and how much their lunch cost.
Nobody shares the same house, food, or price with anyone else in the group
Burger
Hot Chips
Kebab
Pizza
$3.20
$5.60
$8.95
$11.90
Banksia
Darwinia
Fern
Hakea
Mr Hotham
Mrs McCrae
Michael
Sarah
Banksia
Darwinia
Fern
Hakea
$3.20
$5.60
$8.95
$11.90
Clues
1. One student had pizza and the other paid $8.95.
2. One of the females was from Hakea and the other ate a kebab.
3. The male teacher sat on the right of the person who was from Fern, who sat
on the right of the person who had the kebab, who sat on the right of the person
who paid $5.60, who sat on the right of the person who was from Banksia.
4. One teacher paid $11.90 and the other had a burger.
5. One of the males had a burger and the other paid $8.95.
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