A group of friends are sitting in an arrangement with one each at the ...
1) Medha is sitting diagonally opposite Radha.
We can randomly place Medha on any seat and then we can place Radha opposite her.
2) Medha is on Seema’s left.
3) Raman is next to Seema and opposite Govind.
Raman must be to Seema's right as Medha is to her left.
4) Govind is on Chandra’s right.
Implies, Chandra is sitting between Govind and Radha.
5) Shanti is not on Medha’s right but is opposite to Shashi.
Implies, Shanti is to the immediate left of Medha, and Sashi is between Radha and Raman.
Hence, "Seema" is opposite Chandra.
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A group of friends are sitting in an arrangement with one each at the ...
Given Information:
- Medha is sitting diagonally opposite Radha.
- Medha is on Seema's left.
- Raman is next to Seema and opposite Govind.
- Govind is on Chandra's right.
- Shanti is not on Medha's right but is opposite to Shashi.
Analysis:
- Since Medha is sitting diagonally opposite Radha, they must be on opposite corners of the octagon.
- Medha is on Seema's left, so Seema must be on a corner adjacent to Medha.
- Raman is next to Seema and opposite Govind, so Raman and Govind must be on the remaining corners adjacent to Seema.
- Govind is on Chandra's right, so Chandra must be on the corner adjacent to Govind.
- Shanti is not on Medha's right but is opposite to Shashi, so Shashi must be on a corner adjacent to Medha.
Solution:
- Medha and Radha are sitting diagonally opposite, so Radha is opposite Medha.
- Medha is on Seema's left, so Seema is on a corner adjacent to Medha.
- Raman is next to Seema, so Raman is on the corner adjacent to Seema.
- Raman is opposite Govind, so Govind is on the remaining corner adjacent to Seema.
- Govind is on Chandra's right, so Chandra is on the corner adjacent to Govind.
- Shanti is opposite Shashi, so Shashi is on a corner adjacent to Medha.
- Therefore, Chandra is opposite Seema.
Therefore, the person who is opposite Chandra is Seema.