Q 1: Students in the fifth grade were playing a trivia game involving states, state birds, and state flowers. They knew that in Alaska, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Minnesota, the state flowers are the camellia, forget-me-not,, pink- and-white lady's slipper, and mistletoe. The state birds are the common loon, yellowhammer, willow ptarmigan, and scissor-tailed flycatcher.No one knew which bird or flower matched which state. They called the library and received the following clues. Use the clues to complete the table below.

1. The flycatcher loves to nest in the mistletoe.
2. The forget-me-not is from the northernmost state.
3. Loons and lady's slippers go together, but Minnesota and mistletoe do not.
4. The yellowhammer is from a southeastern state.
5. The willow ptarmigan is not from the camellia state.

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• those three of state, flower, bard were in table of five of three,

Which of the clues were the keys to solving the puzzle?Explain all the reasoning.

Q 2:

Josh wanted to buy a bicycle but didn't have enough money. After Josh told his troubles to Sam, Sam said, i can fix that.see that fence? Each time you jump that fence, I'll double your money. There's one small thing you must give me $32 each time for the privilege of jumping. "Josh agreed, jumped the fence, received his payment from sam and paid sam $32 repeating the routine twice more, josh was distressed to find that, on the last jump, after sam had made his payment to josh, josh had only $32 with which to pay sam and so had nothing left. Sam of course went merrily on his way, leaving Josh wishing that he had known a little more about mathematics.

1. How much money did Josh have before he made his deal with sam?
2. Suppose the problem is the same, but this time Josh jumps the fence 5 times before running out of money. How much money did Josh start with this time?

Q 3 Moe, Joe, and Hiram are brothers.one day, in some haste, they left home with each one wearing the hat and coat of one of the others. Joe was wearing Moe's coat and Hiram's hat. Whose hat and coat was each one wearing?

Q 4: play this game with a partner. The first player marks down 1,2,3, or 4 dots on a sheet of paper. The second player then adds to his by marking down 1,2,3,or 4 more dots. The first player to exceed a total of 30 loses the game. Can the first player or the second player devise a surefire winning strategy? Explain carefully all the answers.