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Difficulty: MediumSeating Arrangement

Five delegates (V, W, X, Y, and Z) are sitting in a single straight row facing North at a global summit. Each represents a different region: Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and South America. Based on the clues provided, match each delegate to their corresponding region.

1. V sits exactly in the middle of the row.
2. The delegate from Oceania sits at the extreme left end of the row.
3. Y sits somewhere to the left of V, but Y does not represent Oceania.
4. X sits immediately to the left of W, who represents Europe.
5. The delegate from Africa sits immediately to the right of the delegate from Asia.
6. The delegate from South America sits immediately to the right of V.

  • Delegate ZOceania
  • Delegate YAsia
  • Delegate VAfrica
  • Delegate XSouth America

Answer

Delegate Z represents Oceania, Delegate Y represents Asia, Delegate V represents Africa, and Delegate X represents South America.
By systematically placing the delegates based on positional clues (V in the middle, Y left of V but not at the end, X immediately left of W), we determine the unique seating order is Z, Y, V, X, W. Matching the region constraints to this exact spatial order yields the correct regions for each delegate.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the exact seating positions of all delegates from left to right.
Z is at position 1, Y at 2, V at 3, X at 4, and W at 5.
V is in the middle (position 3). Y is to the left of V but not at the extreme left (position 1), so Y must be at position 2. X is immediately left of W, filling the only adjacent remaining seats at positions 4 and 5. Z takes the only remaining seat at position 1.
2
Assign the regions to the established positions.
Z (position 1) is Oceania, Y (position 2) is Asia, V (position 3) is Africa, X (position 4) is South America, and W (position 5) is Europe.
Position 1 is Oceania. W (position 5) is Europe. South America is right of V, so position 4 is South America. Africa is immediately right of Asia, which perfectly fits positions 3 and 2.

Key Concept

Linear Seating Arrangement with Multiple Attributes
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