A group of friends named X, Y, Z, W and P are sitting in a park. X is sitting next to Y and Z is next to W. W is not sitting with P. P is on the left end of the bench and Z is on second position from right hand side. X is on the right hand side of Y and to the right side of P. X and Z are sitting together.
(1) Who is siiting in the center?
(2) Y is sitting away from W how many places?

Here is the order from left to right,

P X Y Z W

(1) Who is siiting in the center? Y
(2) Y is sitting away from W how many places? 1

-- James

James you got the solution correct. You have also placed the order of sitting correctly for others to understand. Thanks for the same.

Hey james, i think the order can be p,y,x,z,w pls do check it one vasanth

I think Vasatha's solution is right. Well, JAmes, there is this clause in the question that says,. Now in the solution,

P X Y Z W, X is NOT sitting next to Z.

Where as in Vasantha's solution,

p,y,x,z,w all conditions appear to be satisfied.

Correct me if I am wrong.

-Kalayama

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P Y X Z W
is the correct solution

I think everyone is wrong. When P is at the left end of the bench and X to the right side of Y, it should be W Z X Y P.
Hence, X is at the center and
Y is sitting 2 places away from W.

Hi babu, i am sorry but i really fail to undertsand as to how p could be at the left end of the bench if the order suggested by you is - w z x y p.

Well, the answer to the question is as suggested by vasanth.

P y x z w

as the above order matches all the clauses suggested in the question.

Cheers...

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Hi,

The correct order of sitting will be

1 2 3 4 5
p y x z w

but not p x y z w, since x is right to both p and y.

Answers:

1. X is sitting in the center

2. Y is sitting two places away from w

My solution is also P-Y-X-Z-W

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Brijesh Jain

Its P Y X Z W as its mentioned in the question that X is on right of Y .

Yes the series should be
P Y X Z W
So. 1. X is sitting in the center. and
2. Y is 2 places far from W.

PYXZW
Y is 2 places from W

W Z X Y P

1. X will be in the center

2. 2 places (Y will be third from W).

Timmy, in the solution thay you say correct, all the conditions are not satisfying.

See, P, X, Y, Z, W (James ans)

1. X and Z are not together
2. Z is previous to W, z must be next to W isn't it.

Check my ans and correct me. PLs

I think babu is right

hi,

the answer is P Y X Z W which satisfies all the conditions.

Answers:

1. X is sitting in the center

2. Y is sitting two places away from w


Cheers,
Sharmee

pyxzw is the sequence in which people given are sitting

X is in the middle and Y is three steps away from W
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