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Use an elimination table

Carry a grid deduction across its row and column using a one-to-one rule.

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Your puzzle

Ava, Ben and Cora each choose one different ribbon: red, blue or green. Every colour is used once. Use a grid to keep definite matches and exclusions visible.

  1. Cora chose green.
  2. Ava did not choose red.
  3. Ben did not choose blue.
  4. Each person chose one ribbon and each colour was used once.
Working grid: mark ✓ for a match, × to rule out, or leave blank.
PersonRedBlueGreen
Ava
Ben
Cora

Record the full assignment

Explain a row deduction and a column deduction

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