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 Siman.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 ?
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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 Siman.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 ?
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There are 8 houses in a line and in each house only one boy lives. Let's number the houses from 1 to 8, from left to right.
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"Jack is not the neighbour Siman." This means Jack and Siman do not live in houses next to each other.
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"Harry is just next to the left of Larry." This means Larry cannot live in house 1 because there would be no house to his left. So, Harry and Larry live in houses 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8.
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"There is at least one to the left of Larry." This confirms that Larry cannot live in house 1 or 2 because there would be no house or only one house to his left. So, Harry and Larry live in houses 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8.
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"Paul lives in one of the two houses in the middle." This means Paul lives in either house 4 or 5.
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"Mike lives in between Paul and Larry." This means Larry, Paul, and Mike live in three consecutive houses. Given the previous conditions, the only possible arrangement is Larry in house 5, Paul in house 4, and Mike in house 3.
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"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?" This statement is incomplete because it does not provide the statements to evaluate. However, given the previous conditions, Robert cannot live in house 8 because there would be no house to his right, and Harry cannot live between Taud and Larry, meaning Taud cannot live in house 2.
Without the list of statements to evaluate, it's impossible to determine which one is not correct.
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