Couples sit around a bonfire together. Each husband sits to the right of his…
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Couples sit around a bonfire together. Each husband sits to the right of his wife. M, N, O, and P are husbands and Q, R, S, and T are wives. N - R and O - Sare married couples. P does not take a seat subsequent to S. Q sits to the left of M, who sits opposite P. N sits among
- A.
T and Q
- B.
R and P
- C.
R and S
- D.
Q and R
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Correct answer: C
Key assumptions and conventions:
All people face the bonfire (center).
A husband sits immediately to the right of his wife, i.e., each married pair appears as wife then husband in clockwise order.
Given pairs: N–R and O–S are married (so in clockwise order: R,N and S,O). The remaining married pairs (implied by Q being left of M and P not after S) are M–Q and P–T (so Q,M and T,P in clockwise order).
Step-by-step placement reasoning:
1) Place the block Q then M together because Q sits immediately to the left of M (so in clockwise order Q,M).
2) Since M sits opposite P, the block containing P (T,P) must be two blocks away around the circle (blocks are pairs wife→husband).
3) The remaining two blocks are R,N and S,O. Arrange the four blocks around the circle so that the Q,M block is opposite the T,P block and the R,N and S,O blocks occupy the other two consecutive block positions.
4) With the only arrangement that satisfies the opposite requirement and the constraint that P is not immediately after S, the order (clockwise by block) becomes: Q,M → R,N → S,O → T,P. Expanding to individual seats gives the clockwise seating: Q, M, R, N, S, O, T, P.
Conclusion:
Therefore, N sits between R and S.
Final answer: N's immediate neighbours are R and S.