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Play our NQE Koan Challenge - Friends on a hike

  • February 11, 2026
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Tyson Henrie
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Hello NQE Enthusiasts,

Here is another Koan challenge. 

A group of friends went for a hike.  They were Biff, Betty, Fred, Archy, Ethel, Edgar and Xavier. While they were hiking, two of the friends had to turn back early and not finish the hike with their friends. Before the group ended their hike they found another of their friends on the trail.  That person joined them for the rest of the hike.

Here is the group of friends that finished the hike together. Biff, Betty, Jorge, Fred, Ethel and Edgar.

You could eyeball this and tell me the answer, but try using NQE to answer these questions.

Which two friends had to turn back early?

Which friend joined them in the middle of the hike?

Try not to look at the replies until you have tried the challenge yourself.

 

 

 

Hints:

There is a structure within NQE that is similar to a “group”.

You are looking for the remainder of one “group”.


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