Directions: Study the details below and answer the question that follows.
Seven travelers—A, B, C, D, E, F, and G—are seated in a single straight row, all facing North, ready to depart for different destinations: Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Sydney, Rome, and Cairo. The arrangement of the travelers and their destinations is based on the following conditions:
A sits at one of the extreme ends of the row and visits Paris.
G sits at the other extreme end of the row.
The visitor of New York sits exactly in the middle of the row.
The number of people to the left of B is equal to the number of people to the right of F.
C visits Tokyo and sits to the immediate right of B.
F visits Rome and sits to the immediate left of G, who visits Cairo.
E sits adjacent to F.
If all the travelers are rearranged in alphabetical order from right to left, the positions of how many travelers will remain unchanged?
Correct Answer :
One
Solution :
The correct answer is One.
Step 1: Determine the extreme positions (Ends of the row).
There are 7 seats in a single straight row facing North. Let us number the seats from 1 to 7 from Left to Right:
[Seat 1] [Seat 2] [Seat 3] [Seat 4] [Seat 5] [Seat 6] [Seat 7]
- Condition: A sits at one extreme end, and G sits at the other extreme end.
- Condition: F sits to the immediate left of G.
Since all travelers are facing North, the immediate left of Seat 1 is outside the row. Therefore, G cannot sit at Seat 1.
Thus, G sits at Seat 7 (Right end), F sits at Seat 6 (immediate left of G), and A sits at Seat 1 (Left end).
Step 2: Determine the positions of B and C.
- Condition: The number of people to the left of B is equal to the number of people to the right of F.
F is at Seat 6, so there is exactly 1 person (G at Seat 7) to the right of F.
Therefore, there must be 1 person to the left of B, which means B sits at Seat 2.
- Condition: C visits Tokyo and sits to the immediate right of B.
Since B is at Seat 2, C sits at Seat 3.
Step 3: Determine the positions of E and D.
- Condition: E sits adjacent to F.
F is at Seat 6, so adjacent positions are Seat 5 and Seat 7. Since Seat 7 is occupied by G, E sits at Seat 5.
- Condition: The visitor of New York sits in the middle of the row (Seat 4).
The only remaining unassigned traveler is D, so D sits at Seat 4.
Step 4: Summary of initial seating arrangement (Left to Right).
- Seat 1: A (Paris)
- Seat 2: B
- Seat 3: C (Tokyo)
- Seat 4: D (New York)
- Seat 5: E
- Seat 6: F (Rome)
- Seat 7: G (Cairo)
Step 5: Rearrange in alphabetical order from Right to Left.
Rearranging alphabetically from Right to Left means placing A at Seat 7, B at Seat 6, C at Seat 5, D at Seat 4, E at Seat 3, F at Seat 2, and G at Seat 1:
- Seat 1: G
- Seat 2: F
- Seat 3: E
- Seat 4: D
- Seat 5: C
- Seat 6: B
- Seat 7: A
Step 6: Compare initial and new positions.
- Seat 1: A → G (Changed)
- Seat 2: B → F (Changed)
- Seat 3: C → E (Changed)
- Seat 4: D → D (Unchanged)
- Seat 5: E → C (Changed)
- Seat 6: F → B (Changed)
- Seat 7: G → A (Changed)
Only traveler D at Seat 4 remains in the same position. Therefore, the position of exactly One traveler remains unchanged.
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