three boys are going to play pitcher,cather, and outfielder. Sam is not the catcher. The outtfielder lives next to Sam. The catcher and Jim go to the same school.What position does Bob play.
You have to assume Bob is one of the three boys, to get an answer. They do not say that he is, however.
Jim is not the catcher, because "and" is used in the next to last sentence.
Since Sam is not catcher either, Bob must be the catcher.
Where the the outfielder lives is not useful information; it is irrelvant. Children who go to the same school are not necessarily neighbors. Nor do children who are neighbors necessarily go to the same school
Sam must be the outfielder. Jim must be the pitcher.
Sam an't be the outfielder because he lives next to the outfielder. Same is the Pitcher. Jim is the outfielder but drwls pointed yo into Bob's position correctly.
Anonymous is right. I goofed
bob is the catcher
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To figure out Bob's position, let's go through the given information step by step:
1. Sam is not the catcher.
This tells us that Sam cannot play the catcher position.
2. The outfielder lives next to Sam.
This means the outfielder must be one of the remaining two boys. Since Sam cannot be the outfielder, the only option left is Bob.
3. The catcher and Jim go to the same school.
Since Sam is not the catcher, Jim must be the catcher. This means Bob cannot be the catcher.
Based on the information given, we can conclude that Bob plays the outfielder position.