At the family harvest, three bowls of pie were served: Apple, Pecan, and Pumpkin. Each pie was baked by a different person: Grandma, Uncle Joe, or Cousin Lily. 1. Grandma did not bake the Pumpkin pie. 2. The Apple pie was not baked by Uncle Joe, nor was it Pumpkin. 3. Cousin Lily loves making nut-based desserts. Who baked the Pumpkin pie?
Grandma
Cousin Lily loves nut-based desserts, so she baked the Pecan pie. Clue 2 states the Apple pie was not baked by Uncle Joe and is not Pumpkin, meaning Apple must be baked by Uncle Joe. Since Lily baked Pecan and Joe baked Apple, Grandma must have baked the Pumpkin pie (which also aligns with clue 1).
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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