What is the minimum possible number of persons sitting in the row? Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: There are two teams T1 and T2 who are participating…

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What is the minimum possible number of persons sitting in the row? Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: There are two teams T1 and T2 who are participating in a game. Each team is having certain number of persons. All the persons in team T1 are facing in the north direction and all the persons in team T2 are facing in the south direction. All the persons are sitting in a row from left to right. No two persons of the same team are sitting together. Two persons are sitting between A and D. Three persons are sitting between H and G. Both A and G are in team T1. No one is sitting between H and D. Two persons are sitting between C and F. Two persons are sitting between H and I. Only one person sits between D and F. Four persons sit between E and B. Only one person sits between B and G. Not more than five persons sit between B and A. E is an immediate neighbour of A and C. F sits towards the right side of A but not an immediate neighbour of A.

PYQPulse · Accepted Answer

Nine

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Explanation: From the given statements, two persons are sitting between A and D. No one is sitting between H and D. Three persons are sitting between H and G. Only one person sits between B and G. Not more than five persons sit between B and A. Four persons sit between E and B. E is an immediate neighbour of A and C. Two persons are sitting between H and I. So, we have four possible cases: All the persons in team T1 are facing in the north direction. Both A and G are in team T1 means both A and G faces north. Only one person sits between D and F. F sits towards the right side of A but not an immediate neighbours of A. So, case-2, case-3 and case-4 gets eliminated. No two persons of the same team are sitting together. So, the final arrangement is:

Answer: D. Nine

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