Three beauty pageant finalists-Cindy, Amy and Linda-The winner was musician. The one who was not last or first was a math major. The one who came in third had black hair. Linda had red hair. Amy had no musical abilities. Who was first?

• First is Linda (answer)
  she cant b 3rd bcoz she have red hair
  mean she (Linda)
  is 1 n 2.
  now 1 have musician
  but Amby cant first bcoz he have not such abilities.
  
  so 1 n 2 may be
  Linda or Cindy.
  or 2 n 3 may be Amby or Cindy
  
  Common is 2. so
  so
  cindy is second
  then 1 is Linda
  3 is Amby
  
  1. Linda
  2.
  Cindy
  3. Amby
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(2)
• lind= 1 or 2
  amy= 2 or 3
  cindy=1 or 2 or 3
  check for the middle one (amy). if she is 2 then linda must have to be 1
  but if you take amy as 3 then cindy =1 or 2 and linda=1 or 2.... which is not possible
  so amy need to be 2 and hence linda is first
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)