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What's for Breakfast?

Mrs. Finch has had to rush off to work, and now you must make her five kids (Amy, Billy, Charlie, Debbie, and Emily) breakfast. Unfortunately, she did not have time to tell you what they usually eat. The children are all rushing around getting ready for school, and are less than helpful. This is what they tell you:

Amy: I don't like apples or apple juice. Neither does Billy. I'm the only girl that drinks milk.

Billy: Debbie and I don't eat cereal. I don't like waffles, but I do want yogurt.

Charlie: I don't eat yogurt or bananas. The only two who eat bananas are girls.

Debbie: I like orange juice. I don't like eggs, but one of my brothers does.

Emily: Eggs? I'm on a diet! No waffles, either.

Amy: No eggs for me, either. Emily and I eat the same fruit.

Billy: Two people have cereal and milk. One person drinks apple juice.

Charlie: Debbie eats waffles. Billy's a copycat and wants whatever Debbie's having.

You also know this:

Each kid gets one item from each of these three categories:

Drinks: apple juice, orange juice, milk

Food1: cereal, waffles, eggs, granola bars

Food2: yogurt, apples, bananas

Each of the above will be used at least once (but can be used more than once).

So... what do you make each child for breakfast?

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They can forget about it. Who is this Mrs Finch anyway? Why would I want to feed her fussy children? They can all have toast or go hungry as far as I'm concerned. Or, if they can be bothered, they can make their own. Furthermore, if you think I'm doing the washing up, you can think again. :D

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They can forget about it. Who is this Mrs Finch anyway? Why would I want to feed her fussy children? They can all have toast or go hungry as far as I'm concerned. Or, if they can be bothered, they can make their own. Furthermore, if you think I'm doing the washing up, you can think again. :D

Haha :)

Emily: Apple Juice, granola, banana

Amy: milk, cereal, banana

Billy: OJ, eggs, yogurt.

Debbie: OJ, waffles, yogurt.

Charlie: milk, cereal, apples.

Charlie said billy was a copycat but billy clearly said he didn't like waffles and someone needed to eat eggs so, lol.

And Emily is on a diet, so I assumed she would want the least fattening of the breakfast foods, granola.

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Amy - OJ, Cereal, Banana

Billy - OJ, Waffles, Yogurt

Charlie - Milk, Cereal, Apple

Debbie - OJ, Waffles, Yogurt

Emily - AJ, Granola, Banana

I was on that road too, but then i realized someone has to have eggs...

"Drinks: apple juice, orange juice, milk

Food1: cereal, waffles, eggs, granola bars

Food2: yogurt, apples, bananas

Each of the above will be used at least once (but can be used more than once)."

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I was on that road too, but then i realized someone has to have eggs...

"Drinks: apple juice, orange juice, milk

Food1: cereal, waffles, eggs, granola bars

Food2: yogurt, apples, bananas

Each of the above will be used at least once (but can be used more than once)."

Not to mention, "two have cereal and milk"

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I say put everything on the table and let them grab what they want. Then leave the mess for mom to clean up when she gets home. :P

Amy: Banana, Cereal, Milk

Billy: Yogurt, Egg(no waffle), OJ

Charlie: Apple, Cereal, Milk

Debbie: Yogurt, Waffle, OJ

Emily: Banana, Granola Bar, AJ

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Looks like everyone is in agreement that we shouldn't be feeding them properly at all. With that said:

Amy - milk, cereal, banana

Billy - OJ, eggs, yogurt

Charlie - milk, cereal, apple

Debbie - OJ, waffles, yogurt

Emily - AJ, granola bars, banana

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Amy = Milk, Cereal, Bananas

Billy = Orange Juice, Eggs, Yogurt

Charlie = Milk, Cereal, Apples

Debbie = Orange Juice, Waffles, Yogurt

Emily = Apple Juice, Granola, Banana

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:P That was 2 much 4 me 2 read.

I didn't read any of the posted solutions, but got stopped in the puzzle by two contradictory clues:

Billy: . . .I don't like waffles,but I do want yogurt.

Charlie: Debbie eats waffles. Billy's a copycat and wants whatever Debbie's having.

Is Billy's comment a red herring - he doesn't LIKE waffles, but he eats them because Debbie does? Or he eats everything Debbie's having except the waffles?

Unfair in a logic puzzle.

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I know I'm a bit late but...

Amy: Milk, cereal, banana.

Billy: Orange juice, egg, yogurt.

Charlie: Milk, cereal, apples.

Debbie: Orange juice, waffles, yogurt.

Emily: Apple juice, granola, banana.

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everyone who got this:

Amy-milk, cereal, banana

Billy-OJ, eggs, yogurt

Charlie-milk, cereal, apple

Debbie- OJ, waffles, yogurt

Emily-AJ, granola bar, banana

is correct :)

as for ksue's comment:

"I didn't read any of the posted solutions, but got stopped in the puzzle by two contradictory clues:

Billy: . . .I don't like waffles,but I do want yogurt.

Charlie: Debbie eats waffles. Billy's a copycat and wants whatever Debbie's having.

Is Billy's comment a red herring - he doesn't LIKE waffles, but he eats them because Debbie does? Or he eats everything Debbie's having except the waffles?

Unfair in a logic puzzle."

Billy will eat whatever Debbie does, except for things he doesn't eat in general. No red herring. Charlie says Billy wants what Debbie's having, not that Billy has to eat every single thing that she does. They're not of equal weight; therefore, one excludes part of the other, because one is always true (especially as it comes from Billy himself).

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They can forget about it. Who is this Mrs Finch anyway? Why would I want to feed her fussy children? They can all have toast or go hungry as far as I'm concerned. Or, if they can be bothered, they can make their own. Furthermore, if you think I'm doing the washing up, you can think again. :D

Remember, your posts should not be irrelevant to the topic. ;)

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Amy- orange juice, cereal, bananas

Billy- orange juice, waffles, yogurt

Charlie- milk, cereal, apples

Debbie- orange juice, waffles, yogurt

Emily- apple juice, granola bar, bananas

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Amy - OJ, Cereal, Banana

Billy - OJ, Waffles, Yogurt

Charlie - Milk, Cereal, Apple

Debbie - OJ, Waffles, Yogurt

Emily - AJ, Granola, Banana

It said that Billy won't eat waffles!

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