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The Five Desks: Noor, Finn, Maya, Leo, and Tomás

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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 green mug is directly next to the apple eater. 2. The Kotlin programmer is directly next to the almond eater. 3. Tomás is immediately to the right of the pretzel eater. 4. Maya is not the fern keeper. 5. The Rust programmer is the owner of the white mug. 6. The owner of the blue mug is somewhere to the left of Maya. 7. The Go programmer is not Tomás. 8. The cookie eater is directly next to Tomás. 9. The bonsai keeper is not the owner of the white mug. 10. The basil grower is not the owner of the white mug. 11. The TypeScript programmer is directly next to the grape eater. 12. Finn is immediately to the right of the owner of the black mug. 13. The orchid keeper is immediately to the left of Leo. 14. The cactus keeper is immediately to the left of the owner of the blue mug. 15. The owner of the black mug is somewhere to the left of the owner of the green mug. 16. Leo is directly next to the basil grower. 17. The TypeScript programmer is not the orchid keeper. 18. The orchid keeper is not the Rust programmer. 19. Leo is the owner of the green mug.

Hints

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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 “Tomás” end up at? Answer with the number.

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