Location and Owner of Each House
What are the hints given?
Take a look at the given details once again -
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1. Mrs Jennifer's house is somewhere to the left of the green marbles one.
2. The third house along is white marbles.
3. Mrs Sharon owns a red marbles house.
4. Mr Cruz does not live at either end.
5. Mr Cruz lives somewhere to the right of the blue marbles house.
6. Mr Danny lives in the fourth house,
7. The first house is not made from red marbles.
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Let's make a table of location, owner and material used for house as below and then fill up as per given details.
STEPS :
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1.As per clue no. 6 and 7, we have,
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2. As per clue no.2, we have,
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3. The clue no.3 suggests, Mrs Sharon owns a red marbles house. The only location available for this combination is second house. Hence,
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4. The clue no.4 indicates that Mr Cruz does not live at either end.
So, the only place that is not at the either end is house no.3 made up of white marbles. Hence, Mr. Cruz must be living at this house.
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5. As per clue no.1, Jennifer needs to be somewhere to the left of the green marbles one.
That green house has to be the fourth house in row and Jennifer must be living in the first house made up of blue marbles for above clue to be true.
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