Question 49

There are five friends F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5. F1 and F4 are unmarried ladies and do not take part in any game. None of the ladies play chess or tennis. There is a married couple in which F5 is the husband. Out of the five friends, one is a tennis player and one is a chess player. F2 is the brother of F3 and is neither a chess, nor a badminton player. Who is the chess player?

Solution

Given that F1 and F4 are unmarried ladies and do not take part in any game.

Since F2 is the brother of F3. It implies that F3 has to be the wife of F5. It can be tabulated as follows

It is given that there is 1 chess player. Hence F5 plays chess

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