Q17

[RiM159]

I am still stumped on this one. If one family owns the granary and the inn, I would assume it to be the Williamses. The Trents would have to have both the inn and the stable giving them 3 buildings and the williamses only one, yet they have to have more than the Yandells. If the Williamses have the Granary and the Inn already, if they also have the Stable then it violates the rule that either the Trents have the Stable or Yandell's have the Inn or both. Help!!

[Misti Duvall]

You're right that I and G have to be in W, so let's start there. (They have to be in W because of the third rule. If I and G are in Y, then the first rule is violated. So, per the third rule, S must be in T, leaving no room for both I and G because then W and Y would both have one, which violates the first rule.)

Once we know that I and G must be in W and S must be in T, there a few ways this could work out:

1)

T: S
W: I G M
Y: F

This is a could be question, so I'd check the answers before working out another possibility. Nothing yet, so here's another possibility:

2)

T: S M
W: I G
Y: F

This is answer choice B, so we're done!

Alternatively, once you know I and G must be in W and S must be in T, you can eliminate A, C (if I is there, F can't be), D, and E.

Hope this helps.