Puzzle 1: The Fruit Basket
I have a basket of fruit containing apples, bananas, and oranges.
The number of apples is more than the number of bananas.
The number of bananas is more than the number of oranges.
The number of oranges is less than 5.
If there are 10 pieces of fruit in total, how many of each fruit do I have?
Puzzle 2: The Pet Show
Three friends - Sarah, Ben, and Maya - have a dog, a cat, and a fish.
Sarah does not have the dog or the fish.
Ben does not have the cat.
Maya does not have the dog.
Which pet does each friend have?
Puzzle 3: The Magic Tree
A magic tree doubles in height every day. After 10 days, the tree is 64 feet tall.
On which day was the tree half as tall (32 feet)?
Puzzle 4: The Cookie Jar
Mia and Liam see a jar of cookies on the counter.
Mia says, "If I take one more cookie, I will have twice as many as you!"
Liam says, "If I take one more cookie, I will have the same number as you!"
How many cookies does each person have?
Puzzle 5: The Family Photo
Look at this family picture. I see a grandfather, a grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four
children, three grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-
in-law, one mother-in-law, and one daughter-in-law.
What is the smallest number of people that could be in the picture?