Three days ago, nuclear war broke out around the world with massive attacks in all heavily populated areas. For the first 24 hours, radio broadcasts reported tremendous damage and loss of life in all areas, including the near-total annihilation of most of the earth's population.
For the past 48 hours there have been no broadcasts. Fortunately, the people listed below were able to reach a fallout shelter in time to take cover and survived the initial devastation. They have a radio transmitter/receiver, through which they were able to make contact with you, a scientist working alone at an isolated government monitoring facility that is still intact. Having heard nothing to the contrary, you can only assume that those in the shelter are the only other survivors left on Earth.
The dilemma: there are currently 12 people in the fallout shelter, but there is not enough food, water, and other supplies to keep them all alive until the contamination in the atmosphere has dropped to safe levels. To survive, the people must stay inside the fallout shelter for at least three months. The problem is that if all of them stay in the shelter, all of them will starve to death or die of dehydration. There are enough supplies to allow 7 of the 12 people to survive.
Your task is to decide, based only on the information given, which people will be allowed to remain, and which people will be required to leave. They have all agreed to abide by your decision without question or debate, and will leave peacefully if they are ordered to do so.
At stake is the survival of humanity. If human beings are to repopulate the Earth, such re-population will begin with those survivors you choose.
The Survivors:
The Survivors:
James Stanley [M]
Age: 43
IQ: 112
Health: Good
Education/Training: 2 yrs college, 2 yrs military
Work Experience: 15 yrs farming
Janie Stanley [F]
Age: 13
IQ: 120
Health: Excellent
Education/Training: 8th Grader
Work Experience: None
Gerald White [M]
Age: 35
IQ: 98
Health: Fair
Education/Training: High School Diploma
Work Experience: 4 yrs army infantry, 10 yrs construction laborer
Martha Gray [F]
Age: 25
IQ: 142
Health: Good
Education/Training: PhD in Music Theory
Work Experience: 2 yrs teaching college
William Gray [M]
Age: 8
IQ: 150
Health: Good
Education/Training: 3rd Grader
Work Experience: None
Age: 35
IQ: 98
Health: Fair
Education/Training: High School Diploma
Work Experience: 4 yrs army infantry, 10 yrs construction laborer
Martha Gray [F]
Age: 25
IQ: 142
Health: Good
Education/Training: PhD in Music Theory
Work Experience: 2 yrs teaching college
William Gray [M]
Age: 8
IQ: 150
Health: Good
Education/Training: 3rd Grader
Work Experience: None
Wanda Brice [F]
Age: 50
IQ: 140
Health: Fair
Education/Training: Master's Degree Psychology
Work Experience: 15 yrs mental health case-worker, 10 yrs director of mental health counseling services
Bill Waters [M]
Age: 27
IQ: 104
Health: Excellent
Education/Training: Tech school graduate
Work Experience: 10 years heavy construction and welding
John Davis [M]
Age: 33
IQ: 125
Health: Fair
Education/Training: Dual college degrees - Chemistry / Education
Work Experience: 12 years high school chemistry teacher
Michelle Patterson [F]
Age: 19
IQ: 105
Health: Fair
Education/Training: High School diploma
Work Experience: 3 yrs retail
Marjorie Blaylock [F]
Age: 39
IQ: 133
Health: Poor
Education/Training: Medical school graduate
Work Experience: 10 yrs general family medical practice
Ray Wilson [M]
Age: 69
IQ: 127
Health: Good
Education/Training: 4 yrs college, business major
Work Experience: 10 yrs bank teller, 20 yrs bank president
Fred Frederick [M]
Age: 54
IQ: 132
Health: Excellent
Education/Training: advanced training - electronics (master rating)
Work Experience: 25 yrs U.S. Navy electronics technician, 10 yrs private electronics repair
Age: 50
IQ: 140
Health: Fair
Education/Training: Master's Degree Psychology
Work Experience: 15 yrs mental health case-worker, 10 yrs director of mental health counseling services
Bill Waters [M]
Age: 27
IQ: 104
Health: Excellent
Education/Training: Tech school graduate
Work Experience: 10 years heavy construction and welding
John Davis [M]
Age: 33
IQ: 125
Health: Fair
Education/Training: Dual college degrees - Chemistry / Education
Work Experience: 12 years high school chemistry teacher
Michelle Patterson [F]
Age: 19
IQ: 105
Health: Fair
Education/Training: High School diploma
Work Experience: 3 yrs retail
Marjorie Blaylock [F]
Age: 39
IQ: 133
Health: Poor
Education/Training: Medical school graduate
Work Experience: 10 yrs general family medical practice
Ray Wilson [M]
Age: 69
IQ: 127
Health: Good
Education/Training: 4 yrs college, business major
Work Experience: 10 yrs bank teller, 20 yrs bank president
Fred Frederick [M]
Age: 54
IQ: 132
Health: Excellent
Education/Training: advanced training - electronics (master rating)
Work Experience: 25 yrs U.S. Navy electronics technician, 10 yrs private electronics repair
oh this is fun.
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