While Balbir had his back turned, a dog ran into his butcher shop, snatched a piece of meat off the counter and ran out. Balbir was mad when he realised what had happened. He asked three other shopkeepers, who had seen the dog, to describe it. The shopkeepers really didn't want to help Balbir. So each of them made a statement which contained one truth and one lie.

a) Shopkeeper Number 1 said: "The dog had black hair and a long tail."

b) Shopkeeper Number 2 said; "The dog had a short tail and wore a collar."

c) Shopkeeper Number 3 said: "The dog had white hair and no collar."

Based on the above statements, which of the following could be a correct description?

Each family in a locality has at most two adults, and no family has fewer than 3 children. Considering all the families together, there are more adults than boys, more boys than girls, and more girls than families. Then the minimum possible number of families in the locality is

If Elena Dementieva and Serena Williams lose in the second round, while Justine Henin and Nadia Petrova make it to the semi- finals, then who would play Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, in the event Sharapova reaches quarterfinals