The Five Seats: Esi, Amara, Dmitri, Chiara, and Bao
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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. Esi is immediately to the left of the guest who brought honey.
2. The guest who brought risotto is immediately to the left of the guest who brought a book.
3. The guest who brought tagine is immediately to the right of the guest who brought lasagna.
4. Bao is immediately to the right of the guest from Hanoi.
5. The guest from Tbilisi is immediately to the right of the guest who brought tagine.
6. The guest who brought risotto is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought curry.
7. The guest from Lisbon is directly next to the guest who brought chocolates.
8. The guest from Nairobi is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought candles.
9. The guest from Hanoi is somewhere to the left of Esi.
10. The guest who brought risotto is immediately to the right of the guest from Nairobi.
11. The guest who brought lasagna is somewhere to the left of Amara.
12. Dmitri is immediately to the left of the guest who brought lasagna.
13. Esi is not the guest who brought chocolates.
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Solution
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In the final arrangement, which numbered seat (1–5) does “Bao” end up at? Answer with the number.
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