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Planetary Gazing Logic Puzzle

Four close friends (Sally, Becky, Joann and Jill) attended the same college and shared an interest in astronomy. Using the clues, determine which woman saw which planet while looking through her telescope, where she was born, and how much she earns.

  • 1. The person who moved to Tampa is not Jill.
  • 2. The friend with the $122,000 salary is Sally.
  • 3. The friend who moved to Tampa didn't observe Saturn or Mercury through her telescope.
  • 4. The friend who moved to Houston earns less than her friend in Tampa.
  • 5. The friend with the $95,000 salary now lives in Los Angles.
  • 6. Either the friend living in Los Angles or the friend who moved to Houston caught a great view of Jupiter through her telescope.
  • 7. The friend who's job is in Houston is not Jill and she didn't observe Saturn through her telescope.
  • 8. The friend who lives in Tampa earns more than the friend who pointed her telescope at Jupiter.
  • 9. The woman living in Los Angles didn't observe Mercury through her telescope and is not Jill.
  • 10. Of Joann and the amateur astronomer who pointed her telescope at Saturn, one now lives in Houston and the other earns $56,000 per year.
  • 11. The one with the $122,000 salary didn't observe Mercury through her telescope.
  • 12. The person living near in Tampa is not Joann.
  • 13. The person who found employment in Detroit is not Becky.
  • 1. The person who moved to Tampa is not Jill.
  • 2. The friend with the $122,000 salary is Sally.
  • 3. The friend who moved to Tampa didn't observe Saturn or Mercury through her telescope.
  • 4. The friend who moved to Houston earns less than her friend in Tampa.
  • 5. The friend with the $95,000 salary now lives in Los Angles.
  • 6. Either the friend living in Los Angles or the friend who moved to Houston caught a great view of Jupiter through her telescope.
  • 7. The friend who's job is in Houston is not Jill and she didn't observe Saturn through her telescope.
  • 8. The friend who lives in Tampa earns more than the friend who pointed her telescope at Jupiter.
  • 9. The woman living in Los Angles didn't observe Mercury through her telescope and is not Jill.
  • 10. Of Joann and the amateur astronomer who pointed her telescope at Saturn, one now lives in Houston and the other earns $56,000 per year.
  • 11. The one with the $122,000 salary didn't observe Mercury through her telescope.
  • 12. The person living near in Tampa is not Joann.
  • 13. The person who found employment in Detroit is not Becky.

Observation: This table is automatically filled accordingly to the grid.

How to play

  • The first step is to read the clues and find the most basic ones;
  • Those clues can be marked on the grid without using any other information;
  • After this, you will need to read the clues again and use logic deduction;
  • Click on a clue to mark it as used;
  • The answer table is filled automatically.

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