Question

Val takes her four sons, Hal, Cal, Sal and Mal, to get their hair cut. It's crowded, so there's only time for two of them to get a haircut. Val has to decide which two sons get a haircut today. Below are her choices. Which ones are missing?

H and C H and S ?
? C and M M and S

Val takes her four sons, Hal, Cal, Sal and Mal, to get their hair cut. It's crowded, so there's only time for two of them to get a haircut. Val has to decide which two sons get a haircut today. Below are her choices. Which ones are missing?

H and C H and S ?
? C and M M and S

C and S


S and S


H and V


H and M

Answer 1

To find the missing pairs of Val's sons who can get a haircut, let’s first write out the pairs that have already been chosen:

1. H and C (Hal and Cal)
2. H and S (Hal and Sal)
3. ? (missing)
4. ? (missing)
5. C and M (Cal and Mal)
6. M and S (Mal and Sal)

The possible pairs of sons from the four boys Hal (H), Cal (C), Sal (S), and Mal (M) are:
- H and C
- H and S
- H and M
- C and S
- C and M
- S and M

Now, we will eliminate the pairs that have already been used:
- H and C
- H and S (already listed)
- C and M (already listed)
- M and S (already listed)

This leaves us with the pairs we still need to find:
- H and M
- C and S

Thus, the completed possible choices with one of them being the missing option:
- H and C
- H and S
- C and S (this correctly fits in " ? " )
- H and M (this fits in " ? " as the second missing option)
- C and M
- M and S

Therefore, the two missing combinations are:
1. C and S
2. H and M

None of the options you provided fully correspond to the requirement:

- C and S is the valid pair.
- H and M is another valid pair.

So the correct missing pairs are:
1. C and S
2. H and M.