Solve Logic Problem: 5 Houses, 1 Zebra Owner

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The logic problem involves five houses with distinct characteristics and occupants. The Englishman resides in the red house, while the Norwegian lives in the first house next to the blue house. The green house, which is to the right of the ivory house, is where coffee is consumed. The solution reveals that the Spaniard owns a dog, and the zebra is owned by the Japanese, who smokes Parliaments.

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1 there are five houses.
2. an Englishman lives in the red house.
3. Kools are smoked in the yellow house.
4. Chesterfilds are smoked next door to where the fox lives.
5. the Japanese smokes parliaments.
the Spaniard has a dog.
the green house is the right of the ivory house.
milk is sdrunk in the third house.
the Ukrainian drinks tea.
Kools are smoked next door to where thr horse is kept.
the Norwegian lives next door to the blue house.
coffee is drunk in the green house
the man who smokes Old Gold owns snails
the Norweigian lives in the first house.
the man who smokes Luckies drinks orange juice.

who drinks wine?
who owns the zebra?

i pretty much got nothing but knowing that norwegian is at the first house
second house is blue and mile is drunk in the third house
any help would be appreciated
 
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