In the break room at work, Sunita left her favorite mug on the table. Later in the day, Keon noticed the mug and remembered seeing Sunita's mug collection at her desk. In the meantime, Mariko, who had not seen where Sunita left the mug, decided to clean the break room and, finding the mug with no one around, placed it inside the cabinet above the sink. If Sunita asks Keon if he has seen her mug after Mariko put it in the cabinet, what will Keon tell her, and why? What will Mariko tell Sunita about the mug?

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Keon would tell Sunita that he saw her mug on the table in the break room since that is the last place he saw it. He doesn't have knowledge of Mariko's subsequent action of moving the mug to the cabinet because he wasn't there to witness it, and there is no indication that he was informed about it. The reasoning hinges on Keon's perspective being limited to his last encounter with the mug; he has no reason to believe its location has changed.

Mariko, on the other hand, would tell Sunita that she placed the mug in the cabinet above the sink. Since Mariko was directly involved in relocating the mug, she has the most up-to-date knowledge about its whereabouts. She cleaned the break room and moved the mug with the intention of tidying up, which led to her knowing its new location. Mariko's reasoning is based on her firsthand action and the memory of what she did with the mug.