Three runners—X, Y, and Z—wear shirts numbered 1, 2, and 3, though not necessarily in that order. Runner X is not wearing shirt 1. Runner Y is wearing shirt 3. Runner Z is not wearing shirt 2. What number is Runner X wearing?
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Runner Y wears shirt 3. That leaves shirts 1 and 2 for X and Z. Runner Z is not wearing shirt 2, so Z must wear shirt 1. That leaves shirt 2 for Runner X.
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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