Five houses stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from the left. They are painted red, blue, green, yellow and white. The yellow house is number 1. The green house is number 3. The blue house is directly to the right of the green house. Which colour is house 5?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. White
- Step 1: Yellow is 1 and green is 3.
- Step 2: Blue is directly right of green, so blue is 4.
- Step 3: Red must be 2 and white is left over for 5.
Answer
White.
Why not the others: Blue is house 4, green is 3 and red is 2.
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