The Five Desks: Inés, Maya, Noor, Tomás, 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 orchid keeper is somewhere to the left of the Python programmer.
2. The Python programmer is somewhere to the left of the TypeScript programmer.
3. The ivy keeper is immediately to the right of the owner of the green mug.
4. The owner of the black mug is immediately to the right of Inés.
5. The basil grower is immediately to the right of the owner of the blue mug.
6. The Kotlin programmer is immediately to the right of Maya.
7. The owner of the blue mug is immediately to the left of Leo.
8. The owner of the black mug is immediately to the left of the Go programmer.
9. The cactus keeper is somewhere to the left of the owner of the blue mug.
10. The owner of the white mug is immediately to the left of the Kotlin programmer.
11. Inés is directly next to the orchid keeper.
12. Tomás is immediately to the left of Leo.
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 “Maya” end up at? Answer with the number.
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