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Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included

Wooden Furniture Zebra Puzzle

Five customers are side by side in a wooden furniture store. They just bought five different pieces of furniture. Follow the clues to find out what the 55-year-old customer bought.

Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included
 
  • Shirt
  • Name
  • Furniture
  • Price
  • Delivery
  • Age
Customer #1 #1
Customer #2 #2
Customer #3 #3
Customer #4 #4
Customer #5 #5
  • The customer whose delivery time is 25 days is somewhere between the customer whose delivery time is 20 days and the customer whose delivery time is 10 days, in that order.
  • Lori is next to the youngest woman.
  • At the fourth position is the 45-year-old customer.
  • The customer who bought the most expensive piece of furniture is next to the customer whose delivery will take 5 days.
  • The woman wearing the Yellow shirt is somewhere between the woman who bought the $900 piece of furniture and the 40-year-old woman, in that order.
  • The customer who purchased the $900 piece of furniture is next to the customer whose delivery time is 20 days.
  • The woman wearing the Green shirt is somewhere between the woman who bought the Table and the woman wearing the Red shirt, in that order.
  • The woman wearing the Orange shirt is somewhere to the right of the woman wearing the Red shirt.
  • Dana is somewhere between the customer who bought the Wardrobe and Lori, in that order.
  • The woman wearing the Green shirt is exactly to the left of the woman whose delivery time is 10 days.
  • Barbara is next to the customer who bought the Wardrobe.
  • The woman whose delivery time is 25 days is somewhere between the woman wearing the Yellow shirt and the woman whose delivery time is 5 days, in that order.
  • The 40-year-old customer is next to the customer who purchased the $1100 furniture.
  • At the first position is the woman who bought the Table.
  • The customer who purchased the $1100 piece of furniture is next to the customer who purchased the $800 piece of furniture.
  • The Cupboard was bought by the customer that is somewhere between Barbara and the 45-year-old customer, in that order.
  • The 40-year-old woman is next to the 45-year-old woman.
  • The oldest customer is wearing the Yellow shirt.
  • Patricia is somewhere between the woman who bought the $900 piece of furniture and the woman whose delivery will take 25 days, in that order.
  • The customer that purchased the Dresser is next to the customer wearing the Green shirt.
  • The 50-year-old woman is next to the woman wearing the Yellow shirt.

How to play

  • Start by reading all the clues;
  • Find all the "basic" clues and mark them. The most basic clue is the one that states that something is in a determined house/position. Example:
    • The German lives in house three.
  • Sometimes you are going to need to deduce some information using two or more clues;
  • All the clues must be used;
  • The game ends when all the clues are correctly checked and everything is filled.

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Cognitive Benefits of Zebra Puzzles

Zebra puzzles engage the brain in critical thinking and deductive reasoning. Solving these puzzles often requires the individual to interpret clues, make connections, and eliminate possibilities to arrive at the correct solution. This mental exercise not only sharpens logical reasoning skills but also improves focus, attention to detail, and analytical abilities.

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Zebra Puzzles in Education

Zebra puzzles are increasingly being incorporated into educational settings as a tool for teaching logic and reasoning skills. Teachers and educators find these puzzles to be useful in engaging students in active learning, as they require students to apply critical thinking to solve complex problems. The puzzles can be adapted to various difficulty levels, making them accessible for students of different ages and abilities. They can be used as stand-alone exercises or integrated into a broader curriculum focused on mathematics, logic, or computer science.

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