Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are seated around a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs. R is seated next to T. S is seated second to the left of T. P is sitting between U and R.
Which of the following must be true?
(A) P is seated opposite to Q.
(B) U is seated adjacent to T.
(C) R is seated third to the left of S.
(D) Q and T are not neighbors.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Six people P, Q, R, S, T and U are seated around a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs. R is seated next to T. S is seated second to the left of T. P is sitting between U and R.
Which of the following must be true?
(A) P is seated opposite to Q.
(B) U is seated adjacent to T.
(C) R is seated third to the left of S.
(D) Q and T are not neighbors.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Let six people be seated at positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 around a circular table (clockwise).
Place T at position 1.
Since S is seated second to the left of T:
Going left from position 1: position 6 (first left), position 5 (second left)
So S is at position 5.
Since R is seated next to T:
R is either at position 2 or position 6.
Since P is sitting between U and R (meaning P is adjacent to both):
If R is at position 6, then P must be adjacent to R. But positions adjacent to 6 are 5 (occupied by S) and 1 (occupied by T). This is impossible.
Therefore, R must be at position 2.
With R at position 2, P must be adjacent to both U and R:
P must be at position 3 (next to R at position 2)
Then U must be at position 4 (next to P at position 3)
The remaining position 6 goes to Q.
Final arrangement: T(1), R(2), P(3), U(4), S(5), Q(6)
Checking statement (A): P is seated opposite to Q
P is at position 3, Q is at position 6
In a 6-person circular arrangement, opposite positions are 3 seats apart.
Positions 3 and 6 are indeed opposite.
Statement (A) is TRUE.
Checking statement (B): U is seated adjacent to T
U is at position 4, T is at position 1
They are not adjacent (positions 2 and 3 are between them).
Statement (B) is FALSE.
Checking statement (C): R is seated third to the left of S
S is at position 5. Going left: position 4 (first), position 3 (second), position 2 (third)
R is at position 2, which is third to the left of S.
Statement (C) is TRUE.
Checking statement (D): Q and T are not neighbors
Q is at position 6, T is at position 1
Positions 6 and 1 are adjacent in a circular arrangement.
Q and T ARE neighbors, so statement (D) is FALSE.
Only statements (A) and (C) are true.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4: (A) and (C) only.
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