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The Five Platforms: Jonas, Priya, Keiko, Mateo, 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 bound for Bruges is immediately to the right of the traveler reading a manual. 2. The traveler reading a newspaper is somewhere to the left of Jonas. 3. The traveler with the backpack is somewhere to the left of the traveler bound for Geneva. 4. The traveler holding a rail pass is immediately to the right of the traveler bound for Prague. 5. Mateo is somewhere to the left of the traveler with the suitcase. 6. The traveler reading a comic is directly next to the traveler holding a first-class ticket. 7. Mateo is immediately to the right of the traveler reading a novel. 8. The traveler bound for Bruges is not Priya. 9. Jonas is not the traveler holding a sleeper ticket. 10. The traveler bound for Prague is immediately to the right of the traveler reading a novel. 11. The traveler bound for Bruges is not Keiko. 12. The traveler with the duffel bag is immediately to the left of the traveler holding a group fare. 13. The traveler bound for Porto is immediately to the left of the traveler holding a group fare. 14. The traveler bound for Bruges is immediately to the right of Luca. 15. Priya is the traveler with the backpack. 16. The traveler doing a crossword is not the traveler holding a group fare. 17. The traveler bound for Prague is immediately to the left of the traveler with the satchel. 18. The traveler reading a comic is not the traveler holding a sleeper ticket. 19. Jonas is not the traveler reading a comic.

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

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