Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
Fourteen individuals are seated in two parallel rows containing seven people each, facing each other. J, K, L, M, N, O, and P are sitting in Row 1 facing south, while S, T, U, V, W, X, and Y are sitting in Row 2 facing north, though not necessarily in that order.
J sits second to the right of N and directly faces U. Three persons sit between U and W. S sits second to the right of W. Two persons sit between S and V. T sits to the immediate right of V. Y sits exactly between S and U. K sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. M sits second to the left of K. L sits to the immediate right of M. P sits to the immediate left of J.
Who faces the person sitting to the immediate left of J?
Correct Answer :
V
Solution :
The correct answer is V.
Step 1: Determine the arrangement for Row 2 (Facing North)
Let the seven positions in each row be numbered 1 to 7 from Left to Right (West to East). For people facing North (Row 2), 'Right' is towards position 7 and 'Left' is towards position 1.
1. Clue: Three persons sit between U and W, meaning their positions differ by 4.
2. Clue: S sits second to the right of W (position of S = position of W + 2).
3. If W is placed at position 1, then S is at position 3, and U is at position 5.
4. Clue: Y sits exactly between S and U, which puts Y at position 4 (midpoint of 3 and 5).
5. Clue: Two persons sit between S and V. Since S is at position 3, V must be at position 6 (3 + 3 = 6).
6. Clue: T sits to the immediate right of V, placing T at position 7.
7. The remaining position 2 in Row 2 is occupied by X.
Thus, the arrangement for Row 2 (Facing North) from position 1 to 7 is: W, X, S, Y, U, V, T.
Step 2: Determine the arrangement for Row 1 (Facing South)
For people facing South (Row 1), 'Right' is towards position 1 (West) and 'Left' is towards position 7 (East).
1. Clue: J directly faces U. Since U is at position 5, J sits at position 5 in Row 1.
2. Clue: J sits second to the right of N. Facing South, second to the right means two positions to the West, placing N at position 7.
3. Clue: K sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Since position 7 is occupied by N, K must sit at position 1.
4. Clue: M sits second to the left of K. Facing South, second to the left of position 1 is position 3 (1 + 2 = 3), so M is at position 3.
5. Clue: L sits to the immediate right of M. Facing South, immediate right of position 3 is position 2, so L is at position 2.
6. Clue: P sits to the immediate left of J. Facing South, immediate left of position 5 is position 6, so P is at position 6.
7. The remaining position 4 in Row 1 is occupied by O.
Thus, the arrangement for Row 1 (Facing South) from position 1 to 7 is: K, L, M, O, J, P, N.
Final Seating Diagram:
Row 1 (Facing South): K - L - M - O - J - P - N
Row 2 (Facing North): W - X - S - Y - U - V - T
(Positions 1 to 7 from Left to Right)
Step 3: Answering the Question
1. J is seated at position 5 in Row 1 facing South.
2. The person sitting to the immediate left of J (towards position 6) is P.
3. The person sitting directly opposite (facing) P at position 6 in Row 2 is V.
Hence, V faces the person sitting to the immediate left of J.
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