Let's solve this step by step based on the four clues provided. We are to assign one card (King, Queen, or Jack) and one suit (Hearts, Diamonds, or Spades) to each of the three children: Caris, Adam, and Belinda. --- Clue 1: Caris has drawn the king. So: Caris → King --- Clue 2: Either Caris or Adam's suit is hearts. So: Caris OR Adam has Hearts (Possibly both, but at least one of them.) --- Clue 3: Neither Belinda nor the child with the king has drawn a diamond. Caris has the king → so Caris has NOT drawn a diamond Belinda also has NOT drawn a diamond → So only Adam can have Diamonds, if any. --- Clue 4: The child whose suit is spades has not drawn the queen. So: Whoever has Spades ≠ Queen --- Let's lay out what we have so far: | Child | Card | Suit | | ------- | ---- | ----------- | | Caris | King | NOT Diamond | | Adam | ? | ? | | Belinda | ? | NOT Diamond | → Caris’s suit: NOT Diamond → Could be Hearts or Spades → Belinda’s suit: NOT Diamond → Could be Hearts or Spades → Adam: Only one who *could* have Diamonds Also: Caris or Adam has Hearts (Clue 2) --- Try possible combinations: Since there are 3 cards (King, Queen, Jack) and 3 suits (Hearts, Spades, Diamonds), all must be used exactly once. Caris = King, suit ≠ Diamond Let’s assume Caris = King of Spades Then per Clue 4, Spades ≠ Queen → OK Caris ≠ Diamond → OK Clue 2: Caris or Adam = Hearts → Then Adam must be Hearts Belinda ≠ Diamond → Caris = Spades, Adam = Hearts → Belinda = Diamonds? No! Not allowed. So this doesn’t work. Try Caris = King of Hearts Caris has Hearts → satisfies Clue 2 NOT Diamond → OK King ≠ Diamond → OK Belinda ≠ Diamond → So she must be Spades or Hearts Caris = Hearts → Belinda can’t be Hearts → so **Belinda = Spades Then Adam = Diamonds (only one left) Cards left: Queen and Jack Spades ≠ Queen (Clue 4) → Belinda = Spades → so Belinda ≠ Queen → must be Jack Then Adam = Queen (Diamonds) Let’s test the final assignment: | Child | Card | Suit | | ------- | ----- | -------- | | Caris | King | Hearts | | Belinda | Jack | Spades | | Adam | Queen | Diamonds | Check all clues: 1. Caris has drawn the king. → Yes 2. Either Caris or Adam's suit is hearts. → Caris = Hearts → Yes 3. Neither Belinda nor the child with the king has drawn a diamond. Caris = King, suit = Hearts → Not diamond → OK Belinda = Spades → Not diamond → OK 4. The child whose suit is spades has not drawn the queen. Belinda = Spades, has Jack → OK --- Final Answer: Caris → King of Hearts Belinda → Jack of Spades Adam → Queen of Diamonds