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Logic Assessment #1
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  1. The weights of the cats are 6kg, 6kg, and 1kg.

  2. The main clue was the tarot card reader's statement that the three cats' weights multiply to 36. I listed out the divisors of 36 and came to the understanding that there are 8 possible combinations of cat weights using the divisors of 36, 18, 12, 9, 4, 3, 2, and 1. However, the tarot reader refers to Sammy as her "littlest kitty", which means that certain combinations aren't possible since there can't be two smaller cats who weigh the same amount. I then examined the chart I had made of possible combinations of cat weights with the corresponding total weights. I realized why Bookis couldn't figure out the weights of the cats even after knowing what their weights added up to - there are two weight totals that are the same: 13kg. One combination is 9kg/2kg/2kg, which I had already eliminated, and the other combination is 6kg/6kg/1kg: the answer!

  3. a) It's a trick question. The cats' weights depend on how much the cats have eaten in the day, b) The cats' weights in kilograms are the cats' weights in kilograms.

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