The Five Plots: June, Kwame, Lena, Ibrahim, and Hana
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Five plots 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 gardener behind the hedge is somewhere to the left of the gardener who waters on Monday.
2. The gardener with the rake is directly next to the gardener behind the bamboo screen.
3. The gardener behind the trellis is not the gardener with the hoe.
4. The gardener who waters on Wednesday is directly next to the gardener with the rake.
5. The gardener behind the stone wall is not the gardener who waters on Friday.
6. Hana is somewhere to the left of the gardener with the trowel.
7. Kwame is directly next to the gardener with the spade.
8. The garlic grower is immediately to the left of the gardener who waters on Friday.
9. The chilli grower is directly next to Lena.
10. The gardener behind the bamboo screen is somewhere to the left of the gardener with the spade.
11. The tomato grower is immediately to the right of Ibrahim.
12. The gardener who waters on Thursday is immediately to the right of the gardener behind the hedge.
13. The garlic grower is immediately to the left of the bean grower.
14. The bean grower is immediately to the left of the gardener who waters on Wednesday.
15. The gardener with the spade is not Lena.
16. Ibrahim is the gardener behind the stone wall.
17. The tomato grower is not the gardener behind the picket fence.
18. The gardener with the trowel is somewhere to the left of June.
19. The gardener behind the hedge is not Hana.
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Solution
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In the final arrangement, which numbered plot (1–5) does “June” end up at? Answer with the number.
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