Husbands and Wives Problem:

Three men—Fred, Ed, and Ted—are married to Joan, Sally, and Vickie, but not necessarily in that order. Match up the men with the women they married based on the following clues:

1. Joan, who is Ed’s sister, lives in Detroit.
2. Fred dislikes animals.
3. Ed weighs more than the man who is married to Vickie.
4. The man married to Sally breeds Siamese cats as a hobby.
5. Fred commutes over 200 hours a year from his home in Ann Arbor to his job in Detroit.

How did you reach the answer? What methods were used to solve this riddle?

Given the conditions of the problem, we deduce that Fred is married to Vickie, Ed is married to Sally, and Ted is married to Joan. This conclusion was reached through a process of elimination based upon the factual details provided.

Explanation:

To solve this question (a type of logic puzzle), we start by analyzing the given clues.

Since Joan is Ed’s sister, Ed can't be married to Joan.
Fred can't be married to Sally because he dislikes animals and Sally's husband breeds Siamese cats.
Ed can't be married to Vickie because he weighs more than Vickie's husband, hence it follows that Fred must be married to Vickie.
As a result, the only woman left for Ed to be married to is Sally and, by default, Ted must be married to Joan.

So, Fred is married to Vickie, Ed is married to Sally and Ted is married to Joan.

We used a process of elimination to solve this puzzle.

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