Six students Melanie, Sucheta, Martin, Suzanne, Danish and Jacob are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Melanie is sitting second to the right of Sucheta.
Suzanne is an immediate neighbour of Melanie and Sucheta. Danish is sitting third to the right of Suzanne. Martin is an immediate neighbour of Sucheta and Danish. Jacob is sitting third to the right of Sucheta. Who is sitting between Martin and Suzanne?
Understanding the Circular Table Seating Arrangement
This problem involves arranging six students (Melanie, Sucheta, Martin, Suzanne, Danish, Jacob) around a circular table, facing the centre. We need to deduce the seating order based on the given clues to answer who sits between Martin and Suzanne.
Step-by-Step Deduction of Seating Arrangement
We will determine the positions step-by-step, assuming positions 1 to 6 clockwise around the table.
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Place Sucheta: Let's place Sucheta (S) at position 1.
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Place Melanie: "Melanie is sitting second to the right of Sucheta." Counting two positions to the right of Sucheta (position 1) brings us to position 3. So, Melanie (M) is at position 3.
Arrangement: S (1), _ (2), M (3), _ (4), _ (5), _ (6)
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Place Suzanne: "Suzanne is an immediate neighbour of Melanie and Sucheta." This means Suzanne (Suz) must sit exactly between Sucheta and Melanie. So, Suzanne is at position 2.
Arrangement: S (1), Suz (2), M (3), _ (4), _ (5), _ (6)
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Place Danish: "Danish is sitting third to the right of Suzanne." Suzanne is at position 2. Counting three positions to the right (position 2 + 3 = 5) places Danish (D) at position 5.
Arrangement: S (1), Suz (2), M (3), _ (4), D (5), _ (6)
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Place Jacob: "Jacob is sitting third to the right of Sucheta." Sucheta is at position 1. Counting three positions to the right (position 1 + 3 = 4) places Jacob (J) at position 4.
Arrangement: S (1), Suz (2), M (3), J (4), D (5), _ (6)
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Place Martin: The only remaining student is Martin (Ma), and the only empty seat is position 6. Let's verify the condition: "Martin is an immediate neighbour of Sucheta and Danish." Martin at position 6 is indeed adjacent to Sucheta at position 1 (circularly) and Danish at position 5. This condition is satisfied.
Final Arrangement (Clockwise): Sucheta (1), Suzanne (2), Melanie (3), Jacob (4), Danish (5), Martin (6)
Final Seating Check
Let's quickly re-check all the conditions with the final arrangement:
- Melanie (3) is second to the right of Sucheta (1). (Correct)
- Suzanne (2) is between Sucheta (1) and Melanie (3). (Correct)
- Danish (5) is third to the right of Suzanne (2). (Correct)
- Martin (6) is a neighbour to Sucheta (1) and Danish (5). (Correct)
- Jacob (4) is third to the right of Sucheta (1). (Correct)
Identifying Who Sits Between Martin and Suzanne
The final clockwise seating order is: Sucheta, Suzanne, Melanie, Jacob, Danish, Martin.
To find who is between Martin and Suzanne:
- Consider Martin's position (6) and Suzanne's position (2).
- Moving clockwise from Martin (6), the next person is Sucheta (1), followed by Suzanne (2).
- Moving counter-clockwise from Martin (6), the next person is Danish (5), then Jacob (4), then Melanie (3), then Suzanne (2).
- The person sitting immediately between Martin (position 6) and Suzanne (position 2) in the circular arrangement is Sucheta (position 1).
Therefore, Sucheta is sitting between Martin and Suzanne.
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