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Question:

Riding Ribbons

Ribbon Point Value

Place Color Points
1st place Blue 5
2nd place Red 3
3rd place Yellow 2
4th place White 1
5th place Pink 0
6th place Green 0

Ana, Charlie, Dennis, Francesca, Lonnie, and Robby each competed in two events in the horse show. They each won one ribbon in each of the events.

  • Ana is the only rider who won two ribbons of the same color. Her total points were one more than Robby’s, but one less than Francesca’s.
  • Lonnie won two different-color ribbons, but ended up with no points.
  • Charlie and Francesca each won a blue ribbon, and neither of them finished last.
  • Dennis and Ana are the only two who earned the same total number of points.
  • In the second event, Lonnie placed just behind Charlie.

What color ribbons did each rider win?

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Hints

Riding Ribbons

Make a chart including the point values and ribbon colors. Complete the chart with the known values, including total points for each rider. Then guess and check for the others. It may be necessary to re-read some clues after using other clues.

Answer

Riding Ribbons

Ana 2 yellow
Robby 1 red, 1 green
Charlie 1 blue, 1 white
Dennis 1 white, 1 red
Francesca 1 pink, 1 blue
Lonnie 1 green, 1 pink

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