The Five Plots: Lena, Rafael, June, Ibrahim, and Kwame
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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 lettuce grower is somewhere to the left of the gardener who waters on Saturday.
2. The lettuce grower is immediately to the left of the gardener with the rake.
3. The bean grower is immediately to the left of Kwame.
4. The tomato grower is somewhere to the left of Kwame.
5. Ibrahim is immediately to the right of the gardener who waters on Tuesday.
6. The gardener with the trowel is directly next to the gardener behind the wire fence.
7. The gardener behind the trellis is somewhere to the left of the gardener with the shears.
8. Lena is immediately to the right of the gardener behind the wire fence.
9. The gardener with the spade is immediately to the left of the lettuce grower.
10. The gardener who waters on Thursday is immediately to the left of the gardener behind the bamboo screen.
11. Rafael is not the gardener who waters on Tuesday.
12. Rafael is not the gardener with the spade.
13. The lettuce grower is directly next to the gardener who waters on Friday.
14. The tomato grower is immediately to the left of the gardener with the shears.
15. The gardener behind the picket fence is immediately to the left of the gardener behind the wire fence.
16. The gardener with the shears is not the gardener who waters on Monday.
17. The gardener behind the wire fence is somewhere to the left of the pumpkin grower.
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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 plot (1–5) does “Lena” end up at? Answer with the number.
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