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L, P, R, V, X, Y, and Z, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. R sits to the immediate right of V. Only three people sit between R and Z when counted from the left of R. Only three people sit between V and P. X sits to the immediate right of Y. How many people sit between L and Y, when counted from the left of Y?
Four
Three
Two
One
Two
Fix the reference person (V) first, place R immediately to the right, and then anchor Z and P using the given counts to complete the circular layout instantly.
Fix the reference person (V) first, place R immediately to the right, and then anchor Z and P using the given counts to complete the circular layout instantly.
Step 1: Place V and R
Seven persons (L, P, R, V, X, Y, Z) sit around a circular table facing the centre. R sits to the immediate right of V.
Step 2: Place Z and P
Three people sit between R and Z from the left of R, placing Z at the opposite side. Three people between V and P places P opposite to V.
Step 3: Place X, Y, and L
X sits to the immediate right of Y. Completing the circle in order (clockwise from V): V, R, P, Y, X, L, Z.
Step 4: Count between L and Y from left of Y
Moving to the left of Y, the sequence is Y тЖТ Z тЖТ L. Wait, let's verify clockwise vs counter-clockwise: Facing centre, left of Y is counter-clockwise (towards Z, then L). From Y moving left, people are Z, V, R, P, X before reaching L. Total people between L and Y counted from left of Y is Four (Z, V, R, P).
A: 'Four' is correct as verified by the seating arrangement order. B: Three is incorrect. C: Two is incorrect. D: One is incorrect.
Option C is correct because when counting from the left of Y, exactly four people (Z, V, R, P) sit between L and Y.
Always establish the primary reference person (V) at the top of the circle and carefully distinguish between immediate right/left and clockwise/counter-clockwise directions.