The Favourite Cuisenaire Rods
Four creatures each had a favourite Cuisenaire rod. (These are coloured wooden rods used for learning math.)
The creatures were: a swan, a zebra, a duck and a dog.
The favourite rods were the 3-rod, the 5-rod, the 9-rod and, the 10-rod.
What was each creature’s favourite rod?
Clues:
- The creature who liked the orange 10-rod best had feet that were the same colour as the rod.
- The dog was a Dalmatian.
- Two of the swan’s favourite rod fit perfectly along the duck’s favourite rod.
- Three of the spotted creature’s favourite rod fit perfectly along the striped creature’s favourite rod.

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Swan
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Zebra |
Duck |
Dog |
3-rod
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5-rod
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9-rod
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10-rod
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