Prelims · 8 Mental Ability · 8.11 Ranking, seating and puzzles

8.11.2 Linear seating arrangement

Fix the direction everyone faces, number the seats from the viewer's left, turn each clue into a seat relation, place the surest clues first and split into cases only when a clue allows two places.

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Key terms

  • linear arrangement
  • seating in a row
  • facing north
  • facing south
  • immediate left
  • immediate right
  • second to the left
  • ends of the row
  • middle of the row
  • persons between
  • cases
  • mixed facing
  • number of arrangements

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