Prisoners Escape

Question: Four prisoners escape from a prison.
The prisoners, Mr. East, Mr. West, Mr. South, Mr. North head towards different directions after escaping.
The following information of their escape was supplied:
* The escape routes were North Road, South Road, East Road and West Road
* None of the prisoners took the road which was their namesake
* Mr. East did not take the South Road
* Mr.West did not the South Road
* The West Road was not taken by Mr. East
What road did each of the prisoners take to make their escape?

 

Answer:

Put all the given information into the table structure as follow:
North Road South Road East Road West Road
Mr. North No
Mr. South No
Mr. East No No No
Mr. West No No

Now from table, two things are obvious and they are:

* Mr.North took the South Road
* Mr.East took the North Road

Put this information into the table, Also keep in mind that the prisoners head towards different directions after escaping.

North Road South Road East Road West Road
Mr. North No YES No No
Mr. South No No
Mr. East YES No No No
Mr. West No No No

Now from the table:

* Mr.West took the East Road
* Mr.South took the West Road

So the answer is:

* Mr.North took the South Road
* Mr.South took the West Road
* Mr.East took the North Road
* Mr.West took the East Road


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