🧩 Constraint Logic Quiz: Matching and Elimination

🧩 Analytical Reasoning · Quiz 009

Constraint problems limit a finite set of arrangements. Record each rule, eliminate only what it forbids, and compare the remaining complete arrangements before deciding what must or could be true.

Learning goalRepresent assignment and ordering constraints systematically and distinguish possible arrangements from forced conclusions.

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FoundationAna, Ben, and Cara each choose a different fruit: apple, banana, or cherry. Ana does not choose apple. Ben chooses neither banana nor cherry. Who chooses apple?
Need a small nudge?

Ben has only one fruit left after his two exclusions.

UnderstandingTasks J, K, and L occupy slots 1, 2, and 3, one task per slot. J must be before K, and L cannot be in slot 3. Which schedule is possible?
Need a small nudge?

Test both rules against each complete schedule.

ApplicationP, Q, R, and S sit in a row. R is first, and P sits immediately before Q. Which statement could be true?
Need a small nudge?

List the positions available for the adjacent block P-Q after R takes the first seat.

InterpretationBooks W, X, Y, and Z are divided between two shelves, with exactly two books per shelf. W and X cannot share a shelf. Y must share a shelf with W. Which statement must be true?
Need a small nudge?

Place the forced pair W-Y first.

ConnectionTalks H, J, K, and L occupy slots 1 through 4. H is before J, K is immediately after H, and L is not in slot 4. Which talk must be in slot 4?
Need a small nudge?

Treat H-K as a two-slot block and test where that block can start.

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