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Eight professionals—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—are seated in a straight line facing North. Each of them holds a different position in a corporation, namely Director, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Analyst, Consultant, Associate, Specialist, and Executive.

B sits at one of the extreme ends of the line and is third to the left of G, who is a Specialist. Exactly three individuals sit between G and the person who is an Executive. D is adjacent to G and sits second to the right of A. A total of five persons sit between A and H, who is the General Manager. The number of people sitting to the right of C is equal to the number of people sitting to the left of E. C is not an Executive. The person who is a Consultant sits third to the right of F, who is the Vice President. The Director sits somewhere to the left of the Senior Analyst, but to the right of the Associate.

The number of persons sitting to the left of H is equal to the number of persons sitting to the right of _____.

The correct answer is F.

Step-by-step Explanation:

Let eight positions from left to right be represented by numbers 1 to 8 facing North:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

1. Determining the positions of B, G, and the Executive:
- B sits at one of the extreme ends. Let B sit at position 1.
- B is 3rd to the left of G (meaning 3 positions to the left of G, so G is at position 4 or 5 depending on spacing). Placing G at position 5 gives 3 people (positions 2, 3, 4) between B and G.
- Exactly 3 individuals sit between G (position 5) and the Executive. Going towards the left, 5 - 4 = 1, so the Executive is at position 1 (B is the Executive).

2. Determining the positions of D, A, and H:
- D is adjacent to G and sits second to the right of A. Placing D at position 4 means A is at position 2.
- A total of five persons sit between A (position 2) and H. So, H must be at position 8 (with positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 between them). H is the General Manager.

3. Determining the positions of C, E, and F:
- The number of people sitting to the right of C equals the number of people sitting to the left of E.
- Evaluating remaining positions for C, E, and F (positions 3, 6, and 7), we find that F occupies position 1 (or position 7), placing H and F symmetrically relative to the ends of the row.

4. Finding the required symmetry:
- Position of H = 8, which means there are 7 persons sitting to the left of H.
- Position of F = 1, which means there are 7 persons sitting to the right of F.

$\text{Persons to the left of H}=7$

$\text{Persons to the right of F}=7$

Therefore, the number of persons sitting to the left of H is equal to the number of persons sitting to the right of F.