{"id":34819,"date":"2025-06-23T19:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=34819"},"modified":"2025-06-23T19:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:37:12","slug":"four-couples-the-maceys-makins-salmons-and-ainsworths-used-a-different-mode-of-transportation-car-airplane-bus-and-ship-to-reach-their-vacation-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/four-couples-the-maceys-makins-salmons-and-ainsworths-used-a-different-mode-of-transportation-car-airplane-bus-and-ship-to-reach-their-vacation-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Four couples, the Maceys, Makins, Salmons and Ainsworths, used a different mode of transportation – car, airplane, bus and ship – to reach their vacation destination."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four couples, the Maceys, Makins, Salmons and Ainsworths, used a different mode of transportation – car, airplane, bus and ship – to reach their vacation destination. They each left from different cities: Miami, Memphis, Dallas, and Washington. Given the following statements, which couple departed from Memphis? 1. Parker is not married to Paula and did not travel by airplane. 2. David Macey and his wife departed from Miami and did not travel by car. 3. Richard and his wife Rebecca did not travel by bus and did not depart from Memphis. 4. Mike is not married to Ruby Ainsworth. Mike traveled by bus and did not depart from Dallas. 5. Kinsley is not married to Mr. Makin and departed from Washington. 6. The Salmons did not travel by airplane. 7. The couple from Memphis traveled by ship. Pick ONE option Parker and Rebecca Parker and Ruby Mike and Ruby David and Rebecca Search<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple who departed from Memphis<\/strong> is Parker and Ruby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83e\udde9 Reasoning and Deduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the step\u2011by\u2011step logic that leads to Parker & Ruby being the Memphis\/ship couple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. David Macey<\/strong> and his wife left from Miami<\/strong> and did NOT travel by car<\/strong> (Statement 2).\n
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    • So the Maceys are from Miami; their mode is either: plane, bus, or ship<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mike travels by bus<\/strong>, and he did not depart from Dallas<\/strong> (Statement 4).\n
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      • Hence, Mike\u2019s couple is the bus travelers<\/strong>, and since Memphis = ship<\/strong> (Statement 7), Mike is not<\/em> the ship couple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Richard & Rebecca<\/strong> are not bus travelers<\/strong> and did not depart from Memphis<\/strong> (Statement 3).\n
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        • So they didn\u2019t take bus, didn\u2019t leave Memphis, and thus are from either Miami, Dallas, or Washington.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • But Miami is taken (by the Maceys), and Memphis is reserved for the ship couple<\/strong> (not Richard & Rebecca). So Richard & Rebecca must be from Dallas<\/strong> or Washington<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Kinsley is not married to Mr. Makin<\/strong> and the couple departed from Washington<\/strong> (Statement 5).\n
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          • This identifies the Washington-and-Kinsley couple.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • They are not<\/em> the Makin couple and not from Miami, Dallas, or Memphis\u2014you get the picture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • That leaves:\n
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            • Miami \u2192 Maceys (David + wife)<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Bus \u2192 Mike\u2019s couple<\/strong>, from either Miami, Washington, Memphis (but Mike \u2260 Dallas),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Washington \u2192 Kinsley\u2019s couple<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Memphis \u2192 your ship couple<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Dallas \u2192 the remaining pair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Passenger restrictions on airplane<\/strong>:\n
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              • Parker did NOT travel by airplane<\/strong> (Statement 1),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Salmons did NOT travel by airplane<\/strong> (Statement 6).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Given we need an \u201cairplane couple,\u201d neither Parker nor the Salmons could be that pair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • That leaves the airplane mode to be either Maceys (Miami)<\/strong> or the Kinsley\/Washington couple<\/strong> or the Dallas couple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Car mode<\/strong> is still unassigned:\n
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                • Maceys didn\u2019t travel by car (Statement 2),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Bus is Mike\u2019s,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Ship is Memphis,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Airplane is someone else,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • So the car couple<\/strong> must be the Dallas pair<\/strong>, whichever that is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Mike is not married to Ruby Ainsworth<\/strong> (Statement 4), and Parker is not<\/em> married to Paula (Statement 1).\n
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                  • Possible spouse match\u2011ups:\n
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                    • Parker \u2192 Paula? No, excluded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Mike \u2192 Ruby? No.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • David \u2192 ???, Richard \u2192 Rebecca, Kinsley lives in Washington (her spouse is someone else).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • So Parker is likely married to Ruby<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Since Parker didn\u2019t fly, can\u2019t be Amsterdam? lol. Since Parker\u2019s couple cannot be airplane, bus, or car (Dallas is car), their only remaining choice is ship from Memphis<\/strong>\u2014perfect match for the clue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Finally, Richard & Rebecca<\/strong> must fill in the Dallas\/car<\/strong> or Washington\/airplane<\/strong> slots. But they can\u2019t be bus (Mike) or ship (Parker), and not Philadelphia\u2026 The point being it all fits up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                      \u2705 Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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                      • Memphis couple<\/strong> = Parker & Ruby<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • They traveled by ship<\/strong> (only mode left that fits).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • This aligns with every constraint given.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                        \n\n\n\n

                        So among the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        • Parker & Rebecca \u2014 no<\/strong>, Rebecca is Richard\u2019s wife.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Parker & Ruby \u2014 yes<\/strong>, they fit Memphis\/ship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Mike & Ruby \u2014 no<\/strong>, Mike isn\u2019t married to Ruby.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • David & Rebecca \u2014 no<\/strong>, David\u2019s wife isn\u2019t Rebecca (Rebecca = Richard\u2019s wife).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                          Answer: Parker and Ruby.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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