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Seven persons D, J, L, M, P, S and U live on seven floors of an apartment building, where the bottommost floor is 1 and the topmost floor is 7. Each person likes a different colour: Black, Blue, Pink, Red, Violet, White and Yellow. Neither S nor U likes Yellow or White. U lives above D, but not immediately above. M lives three floors above the person who likes White, but not on the top floor. P likes either Violet or Red. The person who likes Pink lives above U. L does not like Red or Black. J likes either Blue or Yellow. The number of persons above S is equal to the number below J. Neither U nor D likes Violet or Blue. U lives immediately above the person who likes Yellow. P does not live below the person who likes Pink. S does not live below the person who likes Black. The person who likes Red does not live adjacent to the person who likes Blue. Neither White nor Pink is liked by D. Who among them likes White?

1. U
2. M
3. L
4. J

Correct answer: L

Solution

The clues force U to be immediately above the Yellow colour, and the relative positions of S and J further constrain the floor order. Using the restrictions on D, L, and M, the only consistent assignment leaves White with L. Hence, L likes White.

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