There are 3 women (1,2,3), 3 men (A,B,C), 3 dogs and 3 cats

Man A is allergic to dogs but does not like cats. His wife loves cats.

Woman 3 loves all animals but can only have one kind because her husband hates the other.

Man C hunts quail using 2 dogs.

Woman 1 is married to a man who does not like her pet.

Man B hates cats.

Woman 2 always cooks birds for dinner, but still has time to love her cat.

Can you figure out who is married to who, and how many animals of each kind that person has?

Marlin, Your solution cannot work because you gave Woman 3 both a cat and a dog, when the second statement above says that she can have only one kind of pet. I would venture to say that solution could be the following (assuming that Man A hates dogs AND is allergic to them):

Woman 1 + Man B (1 cat)
Woman 2 + Man C (1 cat, 3 dogs)
Woman 3 + Man A (1 cat)

How do we find out the right answer? I'm new to this puzzle site...Daisy

Posted by h on 2003-02-22 12:48:38