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12/2/25 – Eating Out

How many different combinations of meals can you choose following the restaurant rules below?

Restaurant Rules

  1. You must order three courses
  2. You cannot order foods that share any initial letter, e.g. if you choose Pork, you cannot have either the Pate or the Pavlova

STARTER

  • DUCK LIVER PATE
  • BARBECUE SPARE-RIBS
  • GARLIC BREAD

MAIN COURSE

  • CHICKEN
  • BEEF
  • PORK
  • LAMB

DESSERTS

  • NEW YORK CHEESECAKE
  • FRESH FRUIT SALAD
  • RASPBERRY PAVLOVA
  • STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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Answer = 14

  1. Duck Liver Pate, Chicken, Fresh Fruit Salad
  2. Duck Liver Pate, Beef, New York Cheesecake
  3. Duck Liver Pate, Beef, Fresh Fruit Salad
  4. Barbecue Spare-Ribs, Pork, New York Cheesecake
  5. Barbecue Spare-Ribs, Lamb, New York Cheesecake
  6. Garlic Bread, Chicken, Fresh Fruit Salad
  7. Garlic Bread, Chicken, Raspberry Pavlova
  8. Garlic Bread, Chicken, Sticky Toffee Pudding
  9. Garlic Bread, Pork, New York Cheesecake
  10. Garlic Bread, Pork, Fresh Fruit Salad
  11. Garlic Bread, Lamb, New York Cheesecake
  12. Garlic Bread, Lamb, Fresh Fruit Salad
  13. Garlic Bread, Lamb, Raspberry Pavlova
  14. Garlic Bread, Lamb, Sticky Toffee Pudding

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