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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?
AA
BC
CB
DD
Answer & Solution
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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