Five boxes are lined up in a row, labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Box A is to the immediate right of Box C. Box D is to the immediate left of Box B. Box E is to the immediate left of Box C. Which box is in the exact middle of the row?
Box C
Arranging the boxes from left to right based on the clues gives the sequence: E, C, A, D, B. Box C is the third box out of five, placing it in the exact middle.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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