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[bhramarraj]

The teachers Sushila, Lalita, Sushma and Prashant teach in a block of four different but adjacent class rooms numbered in order as A1, A2, A3, & A4. One of the teachers has his last name as Sharma. With the help of following clues find out last names of all the teachers and their class room numbers in which they teach:
1. Tripathi teaches so loud that her voice disturbs Mishra & Sushma, who teach in the classrooms adjacent to hers.
2. The four teachers are: Lalita, a teacher who teaches in classroom A2, Verma who does not teach in classroom A3, and only male teacher Prashant.
3. Sushma does not teach at either end of the classroom’s block.
Note: Verma, Sharma, Mishra, and Tripathi are the last names - written after first names.

[TheChad08]

EDIT:
Nevermind

Edited by TheChad08, 28 September 2012 - 09:50 AM.

[TheChad08]

I'm reaching an impossibility.

Spoiler for

Prashant is the only male.
Sharma is HIS last name.
So Prashant Sharma is one piece of the puzzle. (per intro and clue 2)

Tripathi, Mishra and Sushma are three different people. (per clue 1)
Sushma can't be Sharma, Mishra or Tripathi so must be Verma.

Sushma Verma doesn't teach one either end block (clue 3) and Verma doesn't teach in A3 (clue 2).
That means Sushma Verma teaches in A2... but Lalita teaches in A2.

Anyone want to tell me where I went wrong?

[phaze]

Works if you omit the clue "One of the teachers has his last name as Sharma."

Spoiler for I got

Tripthni Lalita A3
Verma Sushila A1
Sharma Sushma A2
Mishra Prashant A4

[seshu]

Spoiler for clicking the icon with the blue square with the S

A1-Prashanth sharma
A2-Lalitha Mishra
A3-Sushila Tripathi ----Loud customer
A4-Sushma Verma

[TheChad08]

Works if you omit the clue "One of the teachers has his last name as Sharma."

Spoiler for I got

Tripthni Lalita A3
Verma Sushila A1
Sharma Sushma A2
Mishra Prashant A4

Initially I had a different answer that worked with A1 and A4 being variables, but I deleted that once I realized the his statement.

[bhramarraj]

I'm reaching an impossibility.

Spoiler for

Prashant is the only male.
Sharma is HIS last name.
So Prashant Sharma is one piece of the puzzle. (per intro and clue 2)

Tripathi, Mishra and Sushma are three different people. (per clue 1)
Sushma can't be Sharma, Mishra or Tripathi so must be Verma.

Sushma Verma doesn't teach one either end block (clue 3) and Verma doesn't teach in A3 (clue 2).
That means Sushma Verma teaches in A2... but Lalita teaches in A2.

Anyone want to tell me where I went wrong?

Your interpretation of clue 2 is incorrect. At first I also got confused. Hint is the statement started with "The four teachers are...."

[bhramarraj]

Works if you omit the clue "One of the teachers has his last name as Sharma."

Spoiler for I got

Tripthni Lalita A3
Verma Sushila A1
Sharma Sushma A2
Mishra Prashant A4

Thank you. You are absolutely right. Could anybody please give logical explaination also.

[bhramarraj]

Spoiler for clicking the icon with the blue square with the S

A1-Prashanth sharma
A2-Lalitha Mishra
A3-Sushila Tripathi ----Loud customer
A4-Sushma Verma

Please review.

[TheChad08]

Your interpretation of clue 2 is incorrect. At first I also got confused. Hint is the statement started with "The four teachers are...."

I'm incorrect because you messed up your riddles?

You can't say one of the teachers has his last name Sharma and then mention that there is only one male teacher.

That means that his last name is Sharma