In a circular arrangement of 7 people, if M is sitting between N and O, and P is
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In a circular arrangement of 7 people, if M is sitting between N and O, and P is sitting opposite M, who is sitting next to P?
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Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
In a circular arrangement of 7 people, if M is sitting between N and O, and P is sitting opposite M, who is sitting next to P?
Step 1: Visualize the circular arrangement of 7 people.
Step 2: Place M in the circle.
Step 3: Since M is sitting between N and O, place N on one side of M and O on the other side.
Step 4: Identify the position of M in the circle. If M is at position 1, then N can be at position 2 and O at position 7.
Step 5: Since P is sitting opposite M, place P directly across from M. If M is at position 1, then P will be at position 4.
Step 6: Now, look at the positions next to P. The positions next to P (position 4) are 3 and 5.
Step 7: Since there are 7 people total and M, N, O, and P are already placed, the remaining people (let's say Q and R) will occupy the remaining positions.
Step 8: Determine which of the remaining people (Q or R) is next to P. Since we have 2 positions (3 and 5) next to P, one of them will be occupied by Q and the other by R.
Step 9: Conclude that Q must be sitting next to P.
