The Five Lanes: Gustav, Bruno, Elif, Cleo, and Aiko

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Five lanes 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. Bruno is immediately to the right of Aiko. 2. The driver of the hybrid is immediately to the right of Cleo. 3. The driver with the owl mascot is immediately to the right of the driver of the black car. 4. The driver with the bear mascot is immediately to the right of the driver with the shark mascot. 5. Elif is not the driver running on hydrogen. 6. Cleo is immediately to the left of the driver with the owl mascot. 7. Elif is directly next to the driver of the electric car. 8. The driver of the yellow car is immediately to the right of the driver with the owl mascot. 9. The driver of the green car is immediately to the right of Aiko. 10. The driver running on biofuel is somewhere to the left of the driver running on hydrogen. 11. Elif is not the driver of the hybrid. 12. The driver with the fox mascot is somewhere to the left of the driver of the blue car. 13. Elif is not the driver with the fox mascot. 14. The driver with the wolf mascot is the driver running on biofuel. 15. Elif is not the driver running on biofuel.

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

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