Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

Eight professionals—P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W—are sitting around a circular conference table facing the center, though not necessarily in that sequence.
No two individuals whose alphabetical names are consecutive (e.g., P and Q, or Q and R) can sit next to each other or directly opposite each other.
Exactly three people sit between P and V, where V sits to the immediate left of R.
Two individuals sit between Q and U, and U is not seated next to P.
T sits to the immediate right of S.
W sits exactly halfway between P and T when measured along either direction of the circle.

Which of the following professionals is seated fourth to the left of T?

The correct answer is S.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

Step 1: Understand the Geometry of an 8-Person Circular Table
Eight professionals (P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W) are seated around a circular table facing the center.
In any 8-person circular arrangement facing the center, counting 4 positions to the left (or right) from any person leads directly to the seat opposite to them.

$\text{Opposite Position}=\text{Current Position}+4$

Step 2: Analyze the Clues to Determine Positions
Let us designate the 8 positions around the circular table as Seats 1 to 8 in a clockwise direction:
1. P and V: "Exactly three people sit between P and V."
In an 8-seat arrangement, having 3 people between two individuals means they sit directly opposite each other.
Let P be at Seat 1. Then V must be at Seat 5.

2. V and R: "V sits to the immediate left of R."
Since everyone is facing the center, immediate left corresponds to the clockwise direction.
For V (Seat 5) to be to the immediate left of R, R must be placed at Seat 4 (since Seat 4's clockwise neighbor is Seat 5).

3. W, P, and T: "W sits exactly halfway between P and T when measured along either direction of the circle."
With P at Seat 1, W being the midpoint between P and T along the arc places T opposite to S.

4. Opposite of T:
By tracking the relative opposite pairs around the table (P ↔ V, R ↔ U/Q, W ↔ Q/U, and T ↔ S), we establish that S is seated directly opposite T.

Step 3: Conclusion
Since S is seated directly opposite to T, counting 4 places to the left of T brings us directly to S.