Six girls M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting on a bench facing towards the east. M is sitting between P and Q. Only two girls are sitting to the right of Q. R is sitting to the immediate left of P. Who is sitting at the extreme left end?
- AQ
- BR
- CP
- DN
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's denote the six linear positions on the bench from Left (1) to Right (6). Facing East means standard linear tracking applies directly:
"Only two girls are sitting to the right of Q". This uniquely fixes Q at position 4 (slots 5 and 6 are to her right). So, Q = 4.
"M is sitting between P and Q". Since Q is at 4, M must be adjacent to Q.
If M is at 5, P would be at 6 (but then M wouldn't be between P and Q from the standard left-to-right flow).
Therefore, M must be at position 3, and P must be at position 2. So, M = 3 and P = 2.
"R is sitting to the immediate left of P". Since P is at position 2, its immediate left is position 1. So, R = 1.
The remaining slots are 5 and 6, which will be occupied by the remaining girls N and O.
The arrangement from left to right starts with:
Position 1: R
Therefore, R is sitting at the extreme left end.
"Only two girls are sitting to the right of Q". This uniquely fixes Q at position 4 (slots 5 and 6 are to her right). So, Q = 4.
"M is sitting between P and Q". Since Q is at 4, M must be adjacent to Q.
If M is at 5, P would be at 6 (but then M wouldn't be between P and Q from the standard left-to-right flow).
Therefore, M must be at position 3, and P must be at position 2. So, M = 3 and P = 2.
"R is sitting to the immediate left of P". Since P is at position 2, its immediate left is position 1. So, R = 1.
The remaining slots are 5 and 6, which will be occupied by the remaining girls N and O.
The arrangement from left to right starts with:
Position 1: R
Therefore, R is sitting at the extreme left end.