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Three people reserve three choices
The shared-choices idea also works with larger groups.
Deduction: Restricted triple
GUIDED WALKTHROUGHStep 1 of 3
Three people reserve three choices
Each person has a different drink and snack. These small examples show one idea at a time; some squares will stay empty.
| Drinks | Snacks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tea | Coffee | Juice | Cocoa | Apple | Crackers | Brownie | Pear | ||
| People | Ada | ||||||||
| Ben | |||||||||
| Cy | |||||||||
| Dee | |||||||||
| Snacks | Apple | ||||||||
| Crackers | |||||||||
| Brownie | |||||||||
| Pear | |||||||||
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The clues
- Ada, Ben, and Cy each brought tea, coffee, or juice.
STEP 1
Three people need three different drinks
Ada, Ben, and Cy are restricted to tea, coffee, and juice. None can have cocoa. Each needs a different drink, so those three drinks are all needed.