Kite Patterns
Solution
This shows the kites, the name of the person, and the fraction shaded:
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| name | Menelik | Mindy | Dan | Yan | Ethan |
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| fraction |  |
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Explanation
- The kites that Dan and Ethan are flying have the same number of parts.
These 2 kites have the same number of parts.
They must belong to Dan and Ethan.
Read more clues to find out who has each kite. - Yan's kite has the greatest number of parts but it has the least amount shaded.
This kite has the greatest number of parts.
It has 8 parts, but only 1 part is shaded.
It must be Yan's.
- Mindy's kite has shaded.
This kite has 5 parts.
Just 1 part is shaded.
That is.
This is Mindy's kite.
- Menelik's kite has more shaded than Mindy's kite.
It must be this kite, because the other kite with more shaded than Mindy's belongs to Ethan or Dan.
- Ethan's kite has the most shaded of all.
Clue 1 says that one of these 2 kites is Ethan's.
This one has the most shaded.
It must be Ethan's.