The Five Plots: Rafael, Kwame, June, Hana, and Lena
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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 with the spade is not the bean grower.
2. The garlic grower is immediately to the right of the pumpkin grower.
3. The gardener behind the bamboo screen is immediately to the right of Rafael.
4. The tomato grower is immediately to the right of the chilli grower.
5. The bean grower is immediately to the right of the gardener behind the hedge.
6. The tomato grower is not the gardener with the trowel.
7. The gardener behind the stone wall is immediately to the right of the gardener who waters on Friday.
8. The gardener who waters on Monday is immediately to the left of the bean grower.
9. The gardener with the trowel is somewhere to the left of the gardener behind the stone wall.
10. Hana is immediately to the left of Kwame.
11. Rafael is somewhere to the left of the gardener with the spade.
12. The gardener with the shears is immediately to the right of the gardener with the rake.
13. The gardener behind the hedge is immediately to the right of the gardener with the hoe.
14. June is immediately to the left of the gardener who waters on Thursday.
15. The bean grower is somewhere to the left of the gardener behind the wire fence.
16. The gardener behind the wire fence is not the gardener who waters on Wednesday.
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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 “June” end up at? Answer with the number.
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