The Five Houses: The Person in the Blue House, the Baker, and the Dog Owner

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Five houses 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 person in the blue house is directly next to the Brit. 2. The chess player is directly next to the person in the blue house. 3. The cat owner is not the Pole. 4. The Dane is not the fish keeper. 5. The person in the red house is not the baker. 6. The person in the red house is immediately to the left of the Swede. 7. The person in the grey house is directly next to the cat owner. 8. The Norwegian is not the horse keeper. 9. The person in the red house is not the Pole. 10. The cat owner is not the Dane. 11. The sailor is immediately to the left of the reader. 12. The gardener is immediately to the right of the Brit. 13. The Brit is somewhere to the left of the sailor. 14. The gardener is not the Pole. 15. The bird keeper is immediately to the left of the Norwegian. 16. The person in the green house is not the chess player. 17. The Norwegian is not the person in the blue house. 18. The chess player is the horse keeper. 19. The reader is immediately to the right of the Swede.

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In the final arrangement, which numbered house (1–5) does “the Swede” end up at? Answer with the number.

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