06-04-2013, 09:52 AM
Here's a train-related (sorta) brain teaser, known as Smith, Robinson, and Jones.
Three railway men named Smith, Robinson, and Jones and three businessmen similarly named, live in the State of New York. The businessman Robinson and the brakeman live in Albany, the businessman Jones and the fireman live in Rochester, while the businessman named Smith and the engineer live halfway between these two cities. The brakeman's namesake earns $3,500 a year (this is from a book published in 1949
); the engineer earns one third of the business man nearest him. The railway man Smith beats the fireman at billiards. Name the engineer.
Three railway men named Smith, Robinson, and Jones and three businessmen similarly named, live in the State of New York. The businessman Robinson and the brakeman live in Albany, the businessman Jones and the fireman live in Rochester, while the businessman named Smith and the engineer live halfway between these two cities. The brakeman's namesake earns $3,500 a year (this is from a book published in 1949
); the engineer earns one third of the business man nearest him. The railway man Smith beats the fireman at billiards. Name the engineer.