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The Five Seats: Amara, Chiara, Farid, Esi, and Dmitri

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Five seats 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 guest who brought flowers is immediately to the right of the Malbec drinker. 2. The guest from Nairobi is not the Riesling drinker. 3. The guest from Oslo is immediately to the left of the guest who brought candles. 4. The Merlot drinker is not the guest who brought honey. 5. The cider drinker is immediately to the right of the guest from Nairobi. 6. Dmitri is directly next to the Malbec drinker. 7. The Malbec drinker is not the guest who brought honey. 8. The guest who brought paella is not the guest who brought honey. 9. The guest who brought dumplings is immediately to the left of the guest who brought flowers. 10. Esi is immediately to the left of the cider drinker. 11. The cider drinker is not Chiara. 12. The guest from Hanoi is immediately to the right of the guest who brought a book. 13. The guest who brought flowers is not the Riesling drinker. 14. The guest who brought tagine is immediately to the right of the guest who brought flowers. 15. The guest who brought risotto is immediately to the left of Amara. 16. The Malbec drinker is somewhere to the left of the guest from Tbilisi. 17. Chiara is directly next to the Riesling drinker. 18. The cider drinker is not Dmitri. 19. The guest who brought risotto is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought flowers. 20. Farid is not the guest who brought honey.

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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 seat (1–5) does “Dmitri” end up at? Answer with the number.

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