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Five friends A, B, C, D, E sit in a row. A is to the left of B, who is to the left of C. D is between C and E. Who is in the middle?Read the answer and worked solution →In a circular arrangement of 6 people, if A faces B directly across, how many people sit between them on each side?Read the answer and worked solution →Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in a row facing north. Q is fourth from left. How many people are to the right of Q?Read the answer and worked solution →In a row of 25 students, Rahul is 11th from the left. His position from the right isRead the answer and worked solution →In a row of girls, Anita is 7th from the left and Babita is 12th from the right. After they swap, Anita becomes 22nd from the left. How many girls are in the row?Read the answer and worked solution →Eight people sit around a circular table facing center. A is opposite B, C is on A's right. Who is on B's left?Read the answer and worked solution →Six friends P, Q, R, S, T, U sit on a bench. P is next to Q, U is next to T, and R is between S and U. If T is not at either end, who occupies one of the ends?Read the answer and worked solution →Around a round table sit 8 people facing center. A is between B and C; D is opposite A; E is to the right of D. Who is to the left of E?Read the answer and worked solution →Eight people A through H sit in a row facing north. A sits at one end, H at the other. C is immediately right of A. D is third from H. F is fifth from A. The position of B isRead the answer and worked solution →In how many ways can 6 guests sit in 6 chairs placed in a row?Read the answer and worked solution →Five dancers hold hands in a ring, with turning the ring giving nothing new. How many rings?Read the answer and worked solution →Seven friends gather around a circular campfire. How many distinct seatings can they form?Read the answer and worked solution →Four monks sit facing inward in a circle on the floor. How many distinct circles are there?Read the answer and worked solution →Eight directors take seats around a circular conference desk. How many distinct seatings exist?Read the answer and worked solution →In how many ways can 3 people occupy 3 chairs in a row?Read the answer and worked solution →Three of 5 people sit in 5 chairs in a row, one person per chair. In how many ways can they choose chairs and order?Read the answer and worked solution →Two of 6 people sit on 2 chairs in a row. How many different seatings are possible?Read the answer and worked solution →A bench has 4 seats and 10 people are waiting. In how many ways can 4 of them be seated?Read the answer and worked solution →A photographer lines up 5 children, but two named siblings must stay side by side. Count the lineups.Read the answer and worked solution →On a 6-seat sofa row, two named cousins insist on adjacent seats. How many seatings follow?Read the answer and worked solution →At a cinema, 5 friends share a row and two of them quarrel, so they cannot sit adjacent. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →Six colleagues take a row of six chairs, and two rivals must be separated. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →In a four-seat car back row, two named children must not be neighbours. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →Six delegates sit in a circle and two named delegates want to be neighbours. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →A ring of 5 children includes twins who must be neighbours. How many different rings?Read the answer and worked solution →Seven judges sit in a circle and two of them must not be next to each other. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →Around a circular desk of five, two named members cannot be neighbours. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →3 men and 3 women sit in a row so that no two men or two women are adjacent. How many seatings?Read the answer and worked solution →A circular ring of 3 boys and 3 girls has boys and girls alternate. How many rings?Read the answer and worked solution →Four boys and four girls form a circle with alternating sexes. How many such circles?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Five friends A, B, C, D, E sit in a row. A is to the left of B, who is to the left of C. D is between C and E. Who is in the middle?

  1. A
  2. C
  3. B
  4. D
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Correct answer: B. C

1. Arrange: A is leftmost of (A, B, C); A, B, C in that left-to-right order. 2. D is between C and E, so the order extends to A, B, C, D, E. 3. Five seats; middle (3rd from left) holds the third person. 4. The third person from the left is C. _Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 11 'Seating', p.3_

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In a circular arrangement of 6 people, if A faces B directly across, how many people sit between them on each side?

  1. 1
  2. 0
  3. 3
  4. 2
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Correct answer: D. 2

1. A circular table with 6 seats has each person 'directly facing' the seat opposite (3 seats away). 2. So between A and B on either arc, there are 6/2 - 1 = 2 people. 3. Both arcs have 2 people each. 4. So 2 people sit between them on each side. _Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 11 'Seating', p.5_

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Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V sit in a row facing north. Q is fourth from left. How many people are to the right of Q?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 2
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Correct answer: C. 3

1. Seven people, Q is 4th from left. 2. Positions to the left of Q: positions 1, 2, 3 (3 people). 3. Positions to the right: 5, 6, 7 (3 people). 4. So 3 people sit to the right of Q. _Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 11 'Seating', p.3_

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