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Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer: C
Method / Topic: Seating Arrangement
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: C
Method / Topic: Seating Arrangement
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; height:20px; width:85px">
<tbody>
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<td style="background-color:#c0e6f5; border-bottom:1px solid #44b3e1; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:1px solid #44b3e1; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px"><span style="color:#000000">The fixed chain P-Q-R must occupy three consecutive seats in that order. The fixed pair T-U must occupy the last two seats because U is at the right end and T is immediately to its left. Therefore, the only possible arrangement is P-Q-R-S-T-U. Counting from the left, P is first, Q second, and R third. Hence, R is the correct
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Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in a row facing north. Q is immediately right of P, R is immediately right of Q, U is at the right end, and T is immediately left of U. If S occupies the remaining seat, who is third from the left?
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Correct Answer: C
Method / Topic: Seating Arrangement
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: C
Method / Topic: Seating Arrangement
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; height:20px; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#c0e6f5; border-bottom:1px solid #44b3e1; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:1px solid #44b3e1; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px"><span style="color:#000000">The fixed chain P-Q-R must occupy three consecutive seats in that order. The fixed pair T-U must occupy the last two seats because U is at the right end and T is immediately to its left. Therefore, the only possible arrangement is P-Q-R-S-T-U. Counting from the left, P is first, Q second, and R third. Hence, R is the correct
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