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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