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Question: Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament.Of the three games played:
a)In only the first game werethe two players married to each other.
b)The men won two games and the women won one game.
c)The Ayes won more games than the Bees.
d)Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game.
Who did not lose a game?

Answer: Mrs.Bee did not lose a game

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RE: Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed ...
In three games, men won more games than women (therefore, at least 2), and Ayes won more games than Bees (therefore, at least 2). Also, if a player lost, s/he did not play the next game. Therefore, Mr. Aye must have won his game (Ayes 1, Bees 0; Men 1, Women 0). Mrs. Aye is out.For the Ayes to win 2 games, Mr. Aye must have won the second game. (Ayes 2, Bees 0; Men 2, Women 0)In order for a woman to win a game, Mrs. Bee must have won her game against Mr. Bee (Ayes 2, Bees 0; Men 2, Women 1).So Mr. Aye never loses. Duh.

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