Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
An uncertain number of persons sit in a linear row and face north.
Five persons sit between F and M. D sits third to the right of M. A sits four places away from D. More than four persons sit between A and F. K sits second to the right of A and third from one of the extreme ends of the row. Six persons sit between K and G. E sits fifth to the left of G. E sits fourth from one of the extreme ends of the row. As many persons sits to the left of E as to the right of H.
Who sits immediate right of G?
Correct Answer :
D
Solution :
To find out who sits to the immediate right of G, let us reconstruct the seating arrangement step-by-step from the given conditions:
1. Analyze the positions of K, A, and D:
- K sits third from one of the extreme ends of the row.
- K sits second to the right of A. This means A must be to the left of K: A _ K.
- Since K is second to the right of A, K cannot be near the left end because there must be space for A. Therefore, K must be third from the right end of the row. Let's write the rightmost part of the row:
... A _ K _ _ (where K is 3rd from the right end, and there are 2 positions to the right of K).
- A sits four places away from D. This means there are 3 persons between A and D. Thus, D can be either to the left of A or to the right of A.
Let us check the case where D is to the left of A: D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
Let us check the case where D is to the right of A: A _ K (which only has 2 spots to the right, so D cannot fit to the right of A). Thus, D must be to the left of A:
D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
2. Locate M and F:
- D sits third to the right of M. This means M is to the left of D, with 2 persons in between: M _ _ D.
Let's update our arrangement:
M _ _ D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
- Five persons sit between F and M. This means F can be to the left of M or to the right of M.
- Let's check if F is to the right of M: M _ _ D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
Counting 5 places to the right of M: M (1) (2) D (4) (5) F. In this case, F would be the position between D and A. But we are told that "More than four persons sit between A and F." If F is between D and A, the distance between F and A would be only 1 person, which is not more than 4. Therefore, F must be to the left of M:
F _ _ _ _ _ M _ _ D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
3. Locate G and E:
- Six persons sit between K and G.
Since K is near the right end, G must be to the left of K.
Let's count 6 persons to the left of K:
K (1) _ (2) A (3) _ (4) _ (5) _ (6) D (7) G.
Let's place G in the sequence:
F _ _ _ _ _ M _ G D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
Let's check the number of persons between K and G: A, D, and the four empty slots. That makes exactly 6 persons between G and K. This matches perfectly.
- E sits fifth to the left of G. This means there are 4 persons between E and G:
E _ _ _ _ G.
Let's trace to the left of G in our sequence:
F _ _ _ _ _ M _ G...
Since G is to the right of M, let's look at the spacing: between M and G there is 1 person. Between F and M there are 5 persons: F _ _ _ _ _ M.
So the sequence from F to G is:
F _ _ _ _ _ M _ G
Let's find the position 5 places to the left of G (4 persons between E and G):
G (1) _ (2) M (3) _ (4) _ (5) E. This means E is 2 places to the right of F:
F _ E _ _ _ M _ G _ D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
- E sits fourth from one of the extreme ends of the row. Since E is near the left, E must be fourth from the left end. Thus, there are exactly 3 persons to the left of E. Since F is 2 places to the left of E, we add 1 person to the left of F:
_ F _ E _ _ _ M _ G _ D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
Let's verify the positions from the left end:
Position 1: _
Position 2: F
Position 3: _
Position 4: E (Indeed, E is 4th from the left end).
4. Determine who sits to the immediate right of G:
Looking at our completed arrangement:
_ F _ E _ _ _ M _ G D _ _ _ A _ K _ _
We can clearly see that the person sitting to the immediate right of G is D.
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