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

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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 curry is immediately to the left of Farid. 2. The guest from Oslo is immediately to the right of the guest who brought dumplings. 3. The guest who brought olives is immediately to the left of the guest who brought honey. 4. The Riesling drinker is somewhere to the left of Esi. 5. Dmitri is immediately to the right of the guest who brought chocolates. 6. The guest from Nairobi is immediately to the left of the Chianti drinker. 7. The guest from Hanoi is somewhere to the left of the Malbec drinker. 8. Dmitri is immediately to the left of the guest who brought olives. 9. The guest from Lisbon is somewhere to the left of Farid. 10. Farid is not the guest who brought dumplings. 11. The cider drinker is immediately to the left of Dmitri. 12. The guest from Lisbon is immediately to the right of the guest who brought lasagna. 13. The guest who brought tagine is not the guest from Hanoi. 14. The guest from Nairobi is immediately to the left of the guest who brought dumplings. 15. The guest from Lisbon is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought candles. 16. The guest who brought dumplings is directly next to the Malbec drinker. 17. Bao is immediately to the right of the guest who brought lasagna.

Hints

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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 “Bao” end up at? Answer with the number.

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