Miko, Amanda, Latisha, and Tara are friends, and each has one of these pets: dog, cat, parrot, and gerbil. Use these clues to match each girl with her pet.
-Latisha likes to visit the friend with the gerbil.
-Tara and Amanda frequently help their friend walk her dog.
-Miko cannot have a dog or cat because she's allergic to them.
-Tara plans to teach her pet how to talk

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anonymous · Answer

First you start with writing possible choice of a pet for each girl 
Latisha - dog, cat, parrot
Tara     - cat, parrot, and gerbil
Amanda  - cat, parrot, and gerbil
Miko       - parrot , gerbil
Then make conclusion, based on the last statement (Tara plans to teach her pet how to talk) and eliminate pet from Miko and so on.