Circular Seating Arrangement Logic
This problem involves arranging five people (L, M, N, O, P) around a circular table facing outwards and determining a specific position based on given clues.
Arrangement Steps
- Initial Setup: Visualize a circular table with 5 positions. All individuals face outwards. This means 'right' is counter-clockwise and 'left' is clockwise from their perspective.
- Place P relative to L: "P is sitting to the immediate right of L." Since they face outwards, P is counter-clockwise to L. Let's place L first. P is counter-clockwise to L.
- Place M relative to P: "M is sitting second right from P." From P's position, moving two steps counter-clockwise places M.
- Place N: "N is the immediate neighbour of P and M." N must sit in the seat between P and M.
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Determine Final Positions: With L, P, M, and N placed, the only remaining person is O, who must occupy the last empty seat. The sequence, going clockwise, is L, O, M, N, P.
- L is placed.
- P is immediate counter-clockwise neighbour of L.
- M is two positions counter-clockwise from P.
- N is between M and P.
- O is in the remaining seat between L and M.
- Identify Person Left of L: "Who is sitting to the immediate left of L?" Since L is facing outwards, their left is the clockwise direction. The person immediately clockwise to L is O.
Conclusion
Based on the step-by-step deduction of the seating arrangement, O is sitting to the immediate left of L.
Important Questions from Seating arrangement
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(i) C is seated next to A
(ii) A is seated two seats from D
(iii) B is not seated next to A
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1. D is seated next to B
2. E is seated next to A
3. D and C are separated by two seats
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