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Fourteen Neighbours
The following fourteen people live on the same block:
Alice, Ann, Andrew, Charles, Caroline, David, John, Louise, Mary, Martha, Paul, Peter, Richard, Rose.
There are seven houses on each side of the street. Each person lives alone in one of them. If the following additional information is also known:
1 - Mary lives next to a girl.
2 - John lives diagonally across from two boys.
3 - Richard lives next to Charles.
4 - Ann and Martha live on different sides of the street.
5 - Caroline lives between two boys.
6 - There are more boys than girls on the side where David lives.
7 - Rose lives across from Ann.
8 - Alice lives on a corner.
9 - Charles lives mid-block.
10 - Andrew lives across from Alice.
11 - Paul lives across from Mary.
12 - Martha lives diagonally across from Caroline.
13 - Richard lives across from Martha.
14 - Louise lives as close to Rose, as Charles to Andrew.
15 - Mary and Caroline live on the same side of the street.
16 - Ann lives on a corner.
Who lives across from Peter?
Alice, Ann, Andrew, Charles, Caroline, David, John, Louise, Mary, Martha, Paul, Peter, Richard, Rose.
There are seven houses on each side of the street. Each person lives alone in one of them. If the following additional information is also known:
1 - Mary lives next to a girl.
2 - John lives diagonally across from two boys.
3 - Richard lives next to Charles.
4 - Ann and Martha live on different sides of the street.
5 - Caroline lives between two boys.
6 - There are more boys than girls on the side where David lives.
7 - Rose lives across from Ann.
8 - Alice lives on a corner.
9 - Charles lives mid-block.
10 - Andrew lives across from Alice.
11 - Paul lives across from Mary.
12 - Martha lives diagonally across from Caroline.
13 - Richard lives across from Martha.
14 - Louise lives as close to Rose, as Charles to Andrew.
15 - Mary and Caroline live on the same side of the street.
16 - Ann lives on a corner.
Who lives across from Peter?
Hint
Start with the information about Charles.Answer
DavidPeople distribution:
Side 1: Rose, Paul, Peter, Louise, Martha, John, Alice
Side 2: Ann, Mary, David, Charles, Richard, Caroline, Andrew
Recommended order for clues:
9, 3, 13, 12, 4, 16, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 1, 2, 11, 6
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