Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/38 - The Picnic

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 * The Picnic
 * Four married couples had a picnic together, and their refreshments included $32$ bottles of lemonade.
 * Mary only disposed of one bottle,
 * Ann had two,
 * Jane swallowed the contents of three,
 * and Elizabeth emptied four bottles.
 * The husbands were more thirsty,
 * except John MacGregor, who drank the same quantity as his better half.
 * Lloyd Jones drank twice as much as his wife,
 * William Smith three times as much as his wife,
 * and Patrick Dolan four times as much as his wife demanded.


 * The puzzle is to find the surnames of the ladies.


 * Which man was married to which woman?

Also see

 * Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems $51$ - Sharing the Apples