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Eight persons — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H — bought different items: lamp, calculator, pen, pencil, book, watch, bag and laptop, one after another, not necessarily in the same order. A bought an item immediately after C. Three persons bought items between C and the person who bought the pen. Three persons bought items between the person who bought the pen and the person who bought the calculator. G bought an item immediately before the person who bought the calculator. The number of persons who bought items before the person who bought the calculator is the same as the number of persons who bought items after the person who bought the watch. G does not buy the watch. H bought the laptop immediately before E and immediately after D. Two persons bought items between D and the person who bought the bag. G does not buy the lamp. B bought an item before F. G and D do not buy the book. Who bought the pencil?

  1. E
  2. B
  3. C
  4. G

Correct answer: G

Solution

The clues force a unique order of people and items when the gaps between C, pen, calculator, and G are satisfied. After placing the H-D-E block and using the remaining constraints, the only person left associated with the pencil is G.

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