The Five Desks: Finn, Tomás, Inés, Noor, and Leo
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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 owner of the red mug is immediately to the left of the TypeScript programmer.
2. Noor is not the owner of the orange mug.
3. The pretzel eater is immediately to the right of Leo.
4. The owner of the orange mug is immediately to the right of Inés.
5. The basil grower is immediately to the right of the owner of the orange mug.
6. The almond eater is immediately to the left of the owner of the green mug.
7. The owner of the white mug is somewhere to the left of the Kotlin programmer.
8. The cookie eater is not the Swift programmer.
9. Finn is somewhere to the left of the fern keeper.
10. The owner of the red mug is somewhere to the left of the Kotlin programmer.
11. The orchid keeper is not the owner of the red mug.
12. Leo is somewhere to the left of the cookie eater.
13. The Python programmer is immediately to the right of the ivy keeper.
14. The cookie eater is immediately to the right of the Kotlin programmer.
15. The owner of the orange mug is immediately to the left of Tomás.
16. The pretzel eater is not the owner of the white mug.
17. The apple eater is immediately to the left of the fern keeper.
18. The Python programmer is not the owner of the red mug.
Hints
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Hint 2
Hint 3
Solution
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In the final arrangement, which numbered desk (1–5) does “Leo” end up at? Answer with the number.
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