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Eight persons A to H sit around a rectangular table. Three sit on each long side, and one at each short end. All face the centre of the table. A sits at the west end and B at the east end. C, D and E sit on the north side, and F, G and H sit on the south side. C sits to the immediate right of D. E sits to the immediate left of D. G sits opposite D. H sits to the immediate right of G. Who sits to the immediate left of the person opposite the person on B's immediate right?

G is the answer. B at the east end faces west, so B's right is the north side, where E sits. Opposite E on the south side is H. H faces north, so H's left is the west, and G sits there.

  1. AF
  2. BGCorrect
  3. CB
  4. DD

Explanation

On the north side (facing south), right is west, so the order from west to east is C, D, E. G is opposite D, so G is the south middle, and H, on G's right (east, facing north), is the south-east seat, leaving F in the south-west seat. B faces west, so B's right is north, which is E. The person opposite E is H. H faces north, so H's left is west, which is G. If someone took B's right as south, they would reach B, which is wrong.

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