Let’s solve this step by step.
We have four children: Brad, Jenny, Frank, and Susan.
They each play one sport: Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, or Soccer.
Each child plays only one sport, and each sport is played by only one child.
We are given three clues:
1.
Brad plays a sport that begins with the same letter as his name.
→ Brad starts with “B”. So he must play a sport that starts with “B”.
The sports starting with “B” are:
Basketball and
Baseball.
But looking at the table, Brad has an “O” (meaning yes) under
Basketball, and “X” (no) under Baseball, Volleyball, and Soccer.
So from the table alone, it looks like Brad plays Basketball — and that matches clue #1 because both start with “B”.
2.
Jenny has to kick the ball in the sport she plays.
→ Which sports involve kicking? Only
Soccer involves primarily kicking the ball.
In the table, Jenny has an “O” under
Soccer, and “X” everywhere else. That fits!
3.
Frank hit two home-runs this season.
→ Home runs are part of
Baseball.
In the table, Frank has an “O” under
Baseball, and “X” elsewhere. Perfect match.
Now let’s check Susan. She’s the only one left.
The remaining sport is
Volleyball.
In the table, Susan has an “O” under Volleyball — so that works too.
Let’s double-check everything:
- Brad → Basketball
✔ (starts with B)
- Jenny → Soccer
✔ (kicking involved)
- Frank → Baseball
✔ (home runs)
- Susan → Volleyball
✔ (only one left, and table says yes)
All clues satisfied. No conflicts.
Final Answer:
Brad plays Basketball, Jenny plays Soccer, Frank plays Baseball, Susan plays Volleyball.
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