Puzzle-20

One of Mr. Trump, his wife, their son and Mr. Trump’s mother is a Chef and another is an Astronaut.
1. If the Astronaut is a male, then the Chef is a male.
2. If the Chef is younger than the Astronaut, then the Chef and the Astronaut are not blood relatives.
3. If the Chef is a female, then she and the Astronaut are blood relatives.

Is it possible to tell who the astronaut is and who is the chef? In case you can tell, let us know the names.

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Mr. Trump is the Chef and either his wife or his son is the Astronaut. Mr. Trump’s wife and mother are not blood relatives. So from 3, if the Chef is a female, the Astronaut is a male. But from 1, if the Astronaut is a male, then the Chef is a male. Thus, there is a contradiction, if the Chef is a female. Hence, either Mr. Trump or his son is the Chef. Mr. Trump’s son is the youngest of all four and is blood relative of each of them. So from 2, Mr. Trump’s son is not the Chef. Hence, Mr. Trump is the Chef. Now from 2, Mr. Trump’s mother cannot be the Astronaut. So the Astronaut is either his wife or his son . It is not possible to determine anything further.

10 Comments

mohit on May 14, 2013 at 7:09 pm

the solution above is the best option.. another one may be Mr Trump-chef & wife- Astronaut but this option may or may not satisfy condition no 2

shikha on May 14, 2013 at 6:21 pm

there is only one possible solution i think

shikha on May 14, 2013 at 6:19 pm

Mr Trump = Chef
His Son= Astronaut

prashant on May 15, 2013 at 9:26 am
hi shikha
check the solution..you got the answer wrong.
Wordpandit

mohit on May 14, 2013 at 5:56 pm

two solutions are possible..
but if i have to select one then : Mr. Trump- Chef , Son- Astronaut

prashant on May 15, 2013 at 9:26 am
hi mohit
this puzzle does not have answer solution
you were right in your analysis..
regards
prashant

Prathyusha on May 14, 2013 at 5:15 pm

I think the answer is Trump is chef and son is Astronaut
1)If the Astronaut is a male, then the Chef is a male. this is satisfied
2) If the Chef is younger than the Astronaut, then the Chef and the Astronaut are not blood relatives
ans; here chef is father so chef is not younger than astronaut so its not requires that they should not be blood relatives
3)If the Chef is a female, then she and the Astronaut are blood relatives
ans: here chef is not female so this condition need not be satisfied

please comment if my answer is correct or not??