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Puzzle 8 houses

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There are 8 houses in a line and in each house only one boy lives with the conditions as given below:Jack is not the neighbour of Simon.Harry is just next to the left of Larry.There is at least one to the left of Larry.Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle.Mike lives in between Paul and Larry.If at least one lives to the right of Robert and Harry is not between Taud and Larry, then which one of the following statement is not correct?

Options:

1.Robert is not at the left end.

2.Robert is in between Simon and Taud.

3.Taud is in between Paul and Jack.

4.There is no one to the right of Paul.

5.There are three persons to the right of Paul.

Solution:Option 4 — “There is no one to the right of Paul.”Explanation : From the conditions:Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle he cannot be at the corner hence the 4th option is not possible.