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Puzzle #236: In which order should my shopping be carried in?

Can you solve this week’s logic puzzle, Picky eaters? Plus the answer to puzzle #235

23 August 2023

#236 Picky eaters

Set by Brian Hobbs

My young kids don’t mind helping to carry in the groceries, especially in pursuit of the ultimate prize: getting to be the one who pushes the button that closes the automatic rear door of our minivan. So, as they go back and forth carrying the groceries to the house, I have told them that the one who takes the last item or bag out of the van gets to close the door.

Today, two of my children are with me, and we have just arrived home with a big bag of potatoes, two…

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