In their class, Chumley, Peter, Kenel, Donald and Senthil are sitting on a bench. Chumley is sitting next to Peter, Kenel is sitting next to Donald. Donald is not sitting with Senthil. If Chumley…
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In their class, Chumley, Peter, Kenel, Donald and Senthil are sitting on a bench. Chumley is sitting next to Peter, Kenel is sitting next to Donald.
Donald is not sitting with Senthil. If Chumley and Senthil sit on either end of the bench where does Donald sit?
Donald is not sitting with Senthil. If Chumley and Senthil sit on either end of the bench where does Donald sit?
- Between Chumley and Peter
- Between Peter and Senthil
- Between Peter and Kenel
- Between Kenel and Senthil
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Between Peter and Kenel
Chumley and Senthil are at the ends, with Peter next to Chumley: C P _ _ S. Kenel and Donald fill the middle, and Donald cannot be next to Senthil, so the order is C P D K S (or its mirror image S K D P C). Either way Donald sits between Peter and Kenel. He cannot sit between Chumley and Peter, who are next to each other, nor next to Senthil.
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