Exercise 15

Who Owns the Fish Market?

Find the solution to the following problem together. There is a row of stores on Oak Street, in the order shown in the picture. There are 5 owners and each store has a different owner. The owners’ names are Mrs. Flounder, Mr. Plum, Mr. Chop, Mr. Salami and Miss Roll.

Mrs. Flounder is not the owner of the fish market.

Mr. Plum does not own the fruit stand.

Mr. Chop is not the butcher.

Mr. Salami does not own the delicatessen.

Miss Roll is not the baker.

Miss Roll owns one of the end stores.

Mr. Chop owns the other end store.

Mr. Chop has his store next to Mr. Plum’s.

Mr. Chop is very good friends with the owner of the fruit stand. In fact, he is hoping that one day she will sell him her store.

Who owns each store?

_________________________________ owns the fish market.

_________________________________ owns the fruit stand.

_________________________________ owns the butcher shop.

_________________________________ owns the deli.

_________________________________ owns the bak.