Five children P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing north. Q is sitting to the immediate left of S. There are exactly three children sitting between R and T. P is on the immediate left of T. Arrange them from left to right?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
(E) T
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Five children P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing north. Q is sitting to the immediate left of S. There are exactly three children sitting between R and T. P is on the immediate left of T. Arrange them from left to right?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
(E) T
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Three people sit between R and T, so they occupy the two end seats (positions 1 and 5). If T were at position 1, P (immediately left of T) would need a position 0, which is impossible, so R is at position 1 and T is at position 5.
P is immediately left of T, so P is at position 4. Q is immediately left of S; the only remaining positions are 2 and 3, so Q=2, S=3.
Final order (left to right): R, Q, S, P, T — i.e. (C), (B), (D), (A), (E).
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