Question 45
HardOriginal questionEight people, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, sit around a round table. The seats are equally spaced and all eight face the centre.
1. A sits opposite E.
2. C sits third to the right of A.
3. B sits next to C and sits opposite D.
4. G does not sit next to D.
5. H sits immediately to the left of A.
At the eight-seat table, who sits second to the left of E?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Put A first; E is opposite (four seats away). C is three seats anticlockwise from A, which is five seats clockwise: A, _, _, _, E, C, _, _.
B is next to C; E is on C's other side, so B follows C, and D (opposite B) is third. H, on A's left, is second.
Two seats remain, next to D and next to A. G cannot sit next to D, so G takes the last seat and F sits between D and E.
Clockwise from A: A, H, D, F, E, C, B, G.
Left = clockwise. From E: C (1st), B (2nd).
Worth noting
D is second to E's RIGHT (anticlockwise: F, then D).
- Concept
- Second to the left at an eight-seat table
- Typical timeTypical
- 120 s
- Your timeYours
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