Seating Arrangement ­ Part02

Problem: 01

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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 1: Step 2: Step 3:
D sits third to the right of E who Only three people sits between D A sits second to the right of D.
is facing centre. and G. (for this step there is two
possibilities)
Case (i)

Step 3:
Case (ii) itio Step 4:
B is an immediate right of G
Step 4:
Case (ii)
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(we have only one option to place
B)
(From step 3 we have 2 cases)
Case (i)
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Step 5: Step 6: Step 7:

C facing outwards sits third to
the left of E
(from 4th step case(ii) is not
possible to place C)
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F faces opposite direction of E, he Finally we left with H. from
is not an immediate neighbour of question four of them facing
C centre. in step6 four of them
(E faces inward means F faces facing outwards, so remaining
outwards) four facing inwards.

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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 neighbour 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

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an immediate neighbour of V.
Step 1: Step 1: Step 2:
R sits third to the left of A Case (ii) Z is an immediate neighbour of
Case (i) A, he is facing outwards.
Case (i)

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Step 2:
Case (ii) Step 3: Step 4:
B sits second to the right of Z, he Only two people sits between B
facing centre. and N
(from step2 case(i) not follow, so Case (i)
go with case (ii)
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Step 4:
Case (ii)

Step 5: Step 6:
V sits immediate left of N I facing centre not an immediate
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(from step4 case(ii) not neighbour of V (the only

applicable) possiblities to place I is in
between R and Z)

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.
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By
A . Anandha Raja
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