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Seating Arrangement ­ Part02

Problem: 01

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table, four of them facing centre. D sits third to the

right of E, who is facing centre. only three people sits between D and G. A sits second to the right of D. B is

an immediate right of G. C facing outwards sits third to the left of E. F faces opposite direction of E, he is

not an immediate neighbour of C

Step 2:

Only three people sits between D

and G.

Step 3:

A sits second to the right of D.

(for this step there is two

possibilities)

Step 4:

B is an immediate right of G

(we have only one option to place

B)

(From step 3 we have 2 cases)

Step 5:

C facing outwards sits third to the

left of E

(from 4th step case(ii) is not

possible to place C)

Step 6:

F faces opposite direction of E, he

is not an immediate neighbour of

C

(E faces inward means F faces

outwards)

Step 7:

Finally we left with H. from

question four of them facing

centre. in step6 four of them

facing outwards, so remaining

four facing inwards.

Step 1:

D sits third to the right of E who is

facing centre.

Case (i)

Case (ii)

Case (i)

Case (ii)

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Problem: 02

B, F, I, L, N, R, V and Z are eight friends sitting around a circular table, two of them facing centre. R sits

third to the left of A. Z is an immediate left of A, he facing outwards. B sits second to the right of Z, he

facing centre. only two people sits between B and N. V sits immediate left of N. I facing centre not an

immediate neighbour of V.

Step 7:

Finally only place left, add F

there. According to the question 2

of them facing centre. B and I are

Facing centre, so remaing facing

outwards.

ByA . Anandha Raja

Step 1:

R sits third to the left of A

Step 2:

Z is an immediate left of A, he is

facing outwards.

Step 3:

B sits second to the right of Z, he

facing centre.

(from step2 case(i) not follow, so

go with case (ii)

Step 4:

Only two people sits between B

and N

Step 5:

V sits immediate left of N

(from step4 case(ii) not

applicable)

Step 6:

I facing centre not an immediate

neighbour of V (the only

possiblities to place I is in

between R and Z)

Case (ii)

Case (i)

Case (ii)

Case (i)

Case (i)

Case (ii)