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LOGIC PUZZLE 1:

The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend it's limited income. It has $7 million left in it's budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the contitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their funding requests are:
  • Hurrican preparedness: $2.5 million
  • Harbor Improvements: $1 million
  • School music program: $0.5 million
  • Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million
  • Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million
  • National radio: $0.5 million
  • Small business loan program: $3 million
  • International airport: $4 million
SECOND QUESTION:

If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, what two other programs could they fund?
  1. harbor improvements and international airport
  2. harbor improvements and school music program
  3. hurricane preparedness and school music program
  4. hurricane preparedness and international airport
  5. harbor improvements and hurricane preparedness
ANSWER (Congrats opnight and TL): Answer 2.

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LOGIC PUZZLE 1:

The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend it's limited income. It has $7 million left in it's budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the contitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their funding requests are:
  • Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million
  • Harbor Improvements: $1 million
  • School music program: $0.5 million
  • Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million
  • Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million
  • National radio: $0.5 million
  • Small business loan program: $3 million
  • International airport: $4 million
THIRD QUESTION:

Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?
  1. the school music program and national radio
  2. hurricane preparedness
  3. harbor improvements and the school music program
  4. small business loan program
  5. national radio and senate office building remodeling