Question 12
MediumOriginal questionSix friends, Kavya, Rohit, Anjali, Deepak, Meera and Sameer, sit in a single row at a cinema, all facing north towards the screen.
1. Deepak sits third from the left end.
2. Meera sits second to the right of Deepak.
3. Kavya sits at one of the ends, but not next to Meera.
4. Sameer sits immediately to the right of Kavya.
5. Anjali does not sit at an end.
How many of the six friends at the cinema are seated between Sameer and Rohit?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Deepak is third; Meera, two places to his right, is fifth. Kavya takes an end, and the right end is next to Meera, so Kavya is at the left end.
Sameer is immediately right of Kavya (second). Anjali is not at an end, so she is fourth and Rohit is at the right end.
Row, left to right as they sit: Kavya, Sameer, Deepak, Anjali, Meera, Rohit.
Sameer is second and Rohit sixth, so seats 3, 4 and 5 lie between them: 3 friends.
Worth noting
4 is the seat difference and 5 counts Sameer and Rohit themselves. Strictly between = difference − 1.
- Concept
- Counting strictly between two seats
- Typical timeTypical
- 80 s
- Your timeYours
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