Three runners—Leo, Max, and Sam—each wear a shirt of a different color: Red, Blue, or Green. Max is not wearing the Red shirt. The runner in the Blue shirt finished ahead of Sam. Leo is wearing the Green shirt. What color shirt is Max wearing?
Red
Leo is wearing the Green shirt. That leaves Red and Blue for Max and Sam. Max is not wearing the Red shirt, so Max must wear the Blue shirt. This leaves the Red shirt for Sam.
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: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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