Question
Download Solution PDFIn the question below there are two statements 1 and 2. Decide whether the facts provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give your answer.
A, B, C, D, and E are sitting around a round table. Some are sitting inwards and some outwards. In which direction is B facing?
I. A is to the immediate left of C and second to the right of D. Immediate neighbors of A are sitting facing outside. B is not an immediate neighbor of A.
II. E sits second to the left of A, who is to the immediate right of D. Immediate neighbors of D sit facing the center. C is not an immediate neighbor of D.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
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Five People: A, B, C, D, and E are sitting around a round table. Some are sitting inwards and some outwards.
From the Statement I:
1. A is to the immediate left of C and second to the right of D.
2. Immediate neighbors of A are sitting facing outside.
3. B is not an immediate neighbor of A.
- We are unable to determine the direction of B in both cases. Also, no case is getting eliminated.
Therefore, statement I alone is not sufficient.
Now,
From the Statement II:
1. E sits second to the left of A, who is to the immediate right of D.
2. Immediate neighbors of D sit facing the center.
3. C is not an immediate neighbor of D.
- Here, we cannot determine the directions as well as the positions of B and C.
- Here, B is facing the centre. However, case 1 is neither eliminated nor it gives us the direction of B.
- This leaves us with 2 cases because in case I B could be facing inside or outside.
Therefore, statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Important Points
- If there are two cases, a conclusion can be drawn only if one of the following conditions are satisfied:
- One of the cases is eliminated OR
- Both cases give you the same conclusion.
From Statements I and II:
- Statement I says that A is second to the right of D.
- Statement II says that A is to the immediate right of D.
- Because the position of A is different in both statements, we cannot combine the facts in statements I and II.
Hence, "The facts in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question." is the correct answer.
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