The Five Platforms: Jonas, Keiko, Mateo, Zara, and Luca
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Five platforms 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 traveler reading a novel is immediately to the right of Luca.
2. The traveler holding a standard ticket is immediately to the left of the traveler reading a newspaper.
3. The traveler reading a novel is immediately to the left of the traveler bound for Prague.
4. The traveler reading a guidebook is directly next to the traveler holding a rail pass.
5. The traveler with the duffel bag is immediately to the left of the traveler bound for Bruges.
6. The traveler reading a manual is directly next to Jonas.
7. The traveler bound for Geneva is immediately to the left of the traveler doing a crossword.
8. Keiko is somewhere to the left of the traveler bound for Prague.
9. The traveler reading a newspaper is immediately to the right of the traveler bound for Vienna.
10. The traveler bound for Vienna is not the traveler reading a manual.
11. The traveler holding a day-return ticket is somewhere to the left of the traveler with the backpack.
12. The traveler with the suitcase is immediately to the left of Mateo.
13. The traveler holding a day-return ticket is directly next to the traveler with the trunk.
14. The traveler holding a day-return ticket is immediately to the right of the traveler reading a manual.
15. The traveler with the trunk is immediately to the left of the traveler reading a newspaper.
16. The traveler with the trunk is not Keiko.
17. The traveler holding a group fare is somewhere to the left of the traveler holding a sleeper ticket.
Hints
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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 platform (1–5) does “Mateo” end up at? Answer with the number.
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