Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
Six persons—K, L, M, N, O, and P—are sitting around a circular table facing towards the center. Each of them uses a different brand of smartphone: Samsung, Apple, Pixel, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Vivo, but not necessarily in the same order.
K sits opposite N, who uses Xiaomi. K, who uses Samsung, sits second to the right of the one who uses Pixel. L sits to the immediate left of K and uses Apple. O sits opposite L and uses OnePlus. P sits to the immediate right of K. The person who uses Vivo sits to the immediate left of O.
What is the position of P with respect to the person who uses OnePlus?
Correct Answer :
Immediate left
Solution :
Step 1: Understand the Seating Orientation
Six persons—K, L, M, N, O, and P—are sitting around a circular table facing towards the center.
For people facing the center of a circular table:
- Moving clockwise represents moving to a person's left.
- Moving counter-clockwise represents moving to a person's right.
Step 2: Position the Persons around the Table
Let us number the 6 positions around the circle clockwise from 1 to 6:
1. Place K at Position 1. K uses Samsung.
2. K sits opposite N: Since it is a 6-person circle, the opposite position of Position 1 is Position 4. So, N is at Position 4 and uses Xiaomi.
3. L sits to the immediate left of K: Immediate left corresponds to 1 step clockwise (Position 2). So, L is at Position 2 and uses Apple.
4. O sits opposite L: The opposite of Position 2 is Position 5. So, O is at Position 5 and uses OnePlus.
5. P sits to the immediate right of K: Immediate right corresponds to 1 step counter-clockwise (Position 6). So, P is at Position 6.
6. M is the remaining person, so M takes Position 3.
Step 3: Verify Phone Brand Assignments
- K (Position 1, Samsung) sits second to the right of the person using Pixel. Two steps counter-clockwise from Position 3 leads to Position 1, so M at Position 3 uses Pixel.
- The person using Vivo sits to the immediate left of O (Position 5). Immediate left of Position 5 (clockwise) is Position 6, which is P. Thus, P uses Vivo.
Step 4: Summary of Seating Arrangement
- Position 1: K (Samsung)
- Position 2: L (Apple)
- Position 3: M (Pixel)
- Position 4: N (Xiaomi)
- Position 5: O (OnePlus)
- Position 6: P (Vivo)
Step 5: Find the Position of P relative to the user of OnePlus
The person who uses OnePlus is O at Position 5. P is at Position 6. Moving from Position 5 to Position 6 is moving one step in the clockwise direction, which is the Immediate left.
Therefore, P sits to the Immediate left of the person who uses OnePlus.
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