Six friends J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circular table facing away from the centre. M and J are not the immediate neighbours of L. L is sitting second to the right of N. K is sitting to the immediate left of L. Who is sitting third to the right of N?
- AJ
- BM
- CO
- DK
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's map out the positions for 6 friends facing away from the center. Facing away from the center means "right" is clockwise and "left" is counter-clockwise.
Let's place N at position 1.
L is sitting second to the right of N → moving clockwise, L is at position 3.
K is sitting to the immediate left of L. Since they face away from the center, immediate left means counter-clockwise. So K is at position 4.
M and J are not immediate neighbours of L. The neighbours of L (at position 3) are position 2 and position 4 (K). Since M and J cannot be at position 2, the remaining person O must be at position 2.
This leaves positions 5 and 6 for M and J.
The arrangement around the circle from position 1 to 6 clockwise is:
1: N
2: O
3: L
4: K
5: M / J
6: J / M
We need to find who is sitting third to the right of N.
Third to the right from N (position 1) moving clockwise is position 4.
The person at position 4 is K.
Let's place N at position 1.
L is sitting second to the right of N → moving clockwise, L is at position 3.
K is sitting to the immediate left of L. Since they face away from the center, immediate left means counter-clockwise. So K is at position 4.
M and J are not immediate neighbours of L. The neighbours of L (at position 3) are position 2 and position 4 (K). Since M and J cannot be at position 2, the remaining person O must be at position 2.
This leaves positions 5 and 6 for M and J.
The arrangement around the circle from position 1 to 6 clockwise is:
1: N
2: O
3: L
4: K
5: M / J
6: J / M
We need to find who is sitting third to the right of N.
Third to the right from N (position 1) moving clockwise is position 4.
The person at position 4 is K.