The Five Desks: Finn, Maya, Noor, Leo, and Inés
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Five desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues:
1. The TypeScript programmer is directly next to the apple eater.
2. The owner of the orange mug is somewhere to the left of Noor.
3. The owner of the white mug is directly next to the owner of the blue mug.
4. The Rust programmer is somewhere to the left of the owner of the black mug.
5. The apple eater is immediately to the right of Maya.
6. The Go programmer is immediately to the left of Inés.
7. The cookie eater is immediately to the right of Leo.
8. The Python programmer is somewhere to the left of the grape eater.
9. The owner of the red mug is immediately to the left of the Rust programmer.
10. The TypeScript programmer is somewhere to the left of the pretzel eater.
11. The owner of the orange mug is immediately to the left of Finn.
12. Noor is somewhere to the left of the cookie eater.
13. The owner of the white mug is immediately to the left of the grape eater.
Hints
Hint 1
Hint 2
Hint 3
Solution
Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.
In the final arrangement, which numbered desk (1–5) does “Inés” end up at? Answer with the number.
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