Pig Donkey Camel Goat 5. E has no conflict.

It indicates that the donkey carried

dates, while the goat and the camel both carried oil.
Ahmed N N Y N
Condition 1 tells us that if the donkey carried dates,
Sharif N N N Y then the goat carried oil. Since the donkey did not carry
oil, we can infer from condition 2 that the camel could
Abou N N N have carried either dates or oil. Since the goat did not
carry dates, we can infer from condition 3 that the camel
Omar Y N N N could have carried either dates or oil.
6. F has no conflict. It indicates that the donkey and the
3. Abou was a donkey.
camel carried dates, the goat carried oil. Condition 1
tells us that if the donkey carried dates, the goat carried
33. Beasts of Burden: Sharif, the goat, always carried oil. oil. Since the donkey carried dates, not oil, we can infer
from condition 2 that the camel could have carried
A B C D E F G H either. Since the goat carried oil, not dates, we can sim-
Donkey o 0 0 o d d d d ilarly infer, from condition 3, that there is no conflict in
the camel carrying dates.
Goat o o d d o o d d
7. The only one whose burden we can be sure of is the
Camel 0 d 0 d 0 d 0 d
goat. In all three possible situations, B, E and F, the goat
X X X X X always carried oil.

1. Condition 1 tells us that if the donkey carried dates, 6 E F

then the goat carried oil. This eliminates G and H. Donkey o d d
2. Condition 2 tells us that if the donkey bore oil, then the
camel carried dates. This eliminates A and C. Goat 0 o o
3. Condition 3 tells us that if the goat carried dates, then
the camel carried oil. This eliminates D. Camel d o d
4. B has no conflict. It indicates that the donkey and the
goat both carried oil, and the camel carried dates. This is 34. Feed Bags: Abou always ate from the feed bag contain-
consistent with Condition 2 which states that if the don- ing hay.
key carried oil, then the camel carried dates. Condition
A B C D E F G H
1 tells us that if the donkey carried dates, then the goat
carried oil. However, if the donkey did not carry dates, Abou O O O O H H H H
the goat could have carried either dates or oil. Condition
3 tells us that if the goat carried dates, then the camel Horse O O H H O O H H
carried oil. Since the goat did not carry dates, the camel
Cow O H O H O H O H
could have carried either dates or oil.