The Music Hall Score
Four musicians leave four different scores on four stands after rehearsal. The conductor needs the sunrise piece for the opening number. The instruments and stand positions determine where that score was left.
Your task
Which stand holds the sunrise score?
- 1
The four stands are fixed from left to right as Stand 1 through Stand 4.
- 2
The cellist used Stand 2.
- 3
The flutist stood immediately to the right of the cellist.
- 4
The sunrise score belongs to the flutist.
- 5
Each musician used one different stand.
Solution revealed
Solution
The answer: Stand 3
The cellist is at Stand 2. The flutist stands immediately to the cellist’s right, which places the flutist at Stand 3. Because the sunrise score belongs to the flutist, it must be on Stand 3. No other stand can hold that score while preserving the fixed positions and one-stand-per-musician rule.
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Why this answer is the only fit
Stand 3 is correct.
The cellist is at Stand 2. The flutist stands immediately to the cellist’s right, which places the flutist at Stand 3. Because the sunrise score belongs to the flutist, it must be on Stand 3. No other stand can hold that score while preserving the fixed positions and one-stand-per-musician rule.
Original RankDaily puzzle · Manually reviewed · Last updated July 22, 2026