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Weekly Problem 6 - 2007

Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1
Zara.

The first sentence tells us that Gus is not the youngest. The second sentence tells us that neither Alessandro nor Flora is the youngest. From the third sentence, Oliver is not the youngest, whilst the sixth sentence tells us that Yvette is not the youngest. So Zara must be the youngest and the order of their ages is Gus, Yvette, Flora, Alessandro, Oliver, Zara.

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.

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