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It is played with 2 black and 1 red stone on a 1x4 board. A partition on the board also remains empty. Below is an example of the arrangement of the stones:

The target situation is when no black piece is to the left of the red piece. Only 4 types of movements are allowed to achieve this goal:
1. One of the stones can be moved to the space to the right. It is shown in the figure with movement no.
2. One of the stones can be moved to the space to the left of it

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Final answer:

You can achieve the target situation by using the allowed movements to rearrange the stones on the board.

Step-by-step explanation:

To achieve the target situation where no black piece is to the left of the red piece, you can use the 4 allowed movements:

  1. Move one of the stones to the right, into the empty space.
  2. Move one of the stones to the left, into the empty space.
  3. Move the red stone to the right, into the empty space.
  4. Move the red stone to the left, into the empty space.

By using these movements strategically and continuously, you can rearrange the stones on the board to achieve the target situation.

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