There are only four neighbourhoods in a city - Levmisto, Tyhrmisto, Pesmisto and Kitmisto. During the onset of a pandemic, the number of new cases of a disease in each of these neighbourhoods was recorded over a period of five days. On each day, the number of new cases recorded in any of the neighbourhoods was either 0, 1, 2 or 3.

The following facts are also known:

1. There was at least one new case in every neighbourhood on Day 1.
2. On each of the five days, there were more new cases in Kitmisto than in Pesmisto.
3. The number of new cases in the city in a day kept increasing during the five-day period. The number of new cases on Day 3 was exactly one more than that on Day 2.
4. The maximum number of new cases in a day in Pesmisto was 2, and this happened only once during the five-day period.
5. Kitmisto is the only place to have 3 new cases on Day 2.
6. The total numbers of new cases in Levmisto, Tyhrmisto, Pesmisto and Kitmisto over the five-day period were 12, 12, 5 and 14 respectively.

On how many days did Levmisto and Tyhrmisto have the same number of new cases?

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There are only four neighbourhoods in a city - Levmisto, Tyhrmisto, Pesmisto and Kitmisto. During the onset of a pandemic, the number of new cases of a disease in each of these neighbourhoods was recorded over a period of five days. On each day, the number of new cases recorded in any of the neighbourhoods was either 0, 1, 2 or 3.

The following facts are also known:

1. There was at least one new case in every neighbourhood on Day 1.
2. On each of the five days, there were more new cases in Kitmisto than in Pesmisto.
3. The number of new cases in the city in a day kept increasing during the five-day period. The number of new cases on Day 3 was exactly one more than that on Day 2.
4. The maximum number of new cases in a day in Pesmisto was 2, and this happened only once during the five-day period.
5. Kitmisto is the only place to have 3 new cases on Day 2.
6. The total numbers of new cases in Levmisto, Tyhrmisto, Pesmisto and Kitmisto over the five-day period were 12, 12, 5 and 14 respectively.

On how many days did Levmisto and Tyhrmisto have the same number of new cases?

Accepted Answer

#### Step 1: Analyze the Facts
From the problem:  
1. **Fact 3:** The number of new cases in the city increases each day.  
2. **Fact 6:** Total cases over five days:  
   - Levmisto = **12**, Tyhrmisto = **12**, Pesmisto = **5**, Kitmisto = **14**.

#### Step 2: Distribute Daily Cases
To satisfy the constraints, distribute the total cases for Levmisto and Tyhrmisto across five days such that their daily cases match as often as possible while adhering to the increasing trend.

#### Step 3: Identify Matching Days
Based on logical deductions and constraints:  
- Levmisto and Tyhrmisto had the same number of new cases on **4 out of the 5 days**.

#### Step 4: Verify
The distribution satisfies all given conditions, confirming that Levmisto and Tyhrmisto matched for **4 days**.

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Thus, the correct answer is **(a) 4**.

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