The Cook, the Baker, and the Miller

Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Baker met on the street one afternoon. “Isn’t it funny,” said Mrs. Cook to the others, “that we are a cook, a miller, and a baker, but none of our professions matches our name?”

“Yes, that is funny,” agreed the baker.

So who is what?


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This problem has a big clue: Mrs. Cook (who isn’t the cook) said something, and the baker answered her. So Mrs. Cook isn’t the baker either. She must be the miller, so the only way to finish is with Mrs. Miller as baker and Mrs. Baker as cook.

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