Problem-Solving:

Who's the Hoopster?

 

Today's Snack: An orange may be the fruit that looks the most like a basketball. Peel and eat one! And sock down a nice glass of orange juice to go with it. You have just gotten a nice blast of Vitamin C!

 

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Two girls, Madison and Brooke, and two boys, Troy and Ryan, love sports. One is a swimmer, one is a soccer player, one is a gymnast, and one is a basketball player. One day, they were seated around a square table.

 

The swimmer sat on Madison's left.

 

The gymnast sat across from Troy.

 

Brooke and Ryan sat next to each other.

 

A girl sat on the soccer player's left.

 

Who is the basketball player?

 

You can use this "table," below, to work it out. The answer is below, but don't peek 'til you know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Answer: Madison is the basketball player)