Eight people sit in two rows of four seats each, the two rows facing each other. J, K, L and M sit in Row 1, facing South. W, X, Y and Z sit in Row 2, facing North. K sits at one end of Row 1, and X sits opposite K. Y sits second to the right of X. L sits to the immediate left of K. M sits opposite W.
Who sits opposite J?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Y
Row 1 faces South, so its left is east; Row 2 faces North, so its right is east. Number the seats 1 to 4 from west to east in both rows; people in the same seat number face each other.
X is opposite K, so X is at an end of Row 2. Y is second to the right of X, that is two seats east of X, so X must be in seat 1: X in seat 1 and Y in seat 3
So K, opposite X, is in seat 1 of Row 1
L is to the immediate left of K; in Row 1 left is east, so L is in seat 2
Row 1 seats 3 and 4 are left for J and M; Row 2 seats 2 and 4 are left for W and Z
M is opposite W. Seat 3 of Row 2 is Y’s, so M and W both sit in seat 4. Then J is in seat 3 and Z in seat 2
J (seat 3, Row 1) faces seat 3 of Row 2: Y
