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IhavegotrequestsfromreaderstowriteapieceonCircularSeating
ArrangementswhichiswhyIhavebeentoilingawayresearchingtobringyou
alltheshortcutsandtricksandtips.
Asin,Ifoundthingswhicharehelpfulbutyouprobablyknowthemalreadybasic
concepts&practice!

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So,thereyouhaveitdearfriends,inpuzzlesandseatingarrangementnothingbeats
practicetherearewaysormethodstosolvethesesumsbutultimatelythereis
noshortcuttrick'.
AlthoughIhavesharedtechniquetosolve"CircularSittingarrangements"here.
Wewilldiscussthewaystosolveseatingarrangementsumsasproperlyaspossible!

1.Thekinds:
Therecanbetwowaysofseatingpeopleinacircle(couldbeasquaretoo
doesn'tmakeadifference),wherepeoplearesitting:
(i)facinginwardstowardsthecentreofthecircle,
(ii)facingoutwardawayfromthecentreofthecircle.

2.Whenfacinginwards:
Whereallthepersonstobearrangedfacethecentrethen
i.alltheirrightsisintheanticlockwisedirection,
ii.theirleftsisintheclockwisedirection.

So,whentheyaskwhostotheleftofD,intheabovediagramcloseyoureyes
pictureyourselftobeDanswerwillbeA.
Ifpicturingintheheadisconfusingtaketheroughsheetyouvedrawnthediagram
onandturnitaround!TurnitaroundsothatDisdirectlyinfrontofyousoyou
becomeDandnowaccordingtoyourleft/rightdirectionanswerthequestions!
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Nothingsimplerandeasierthanthat!!

3.Whenfacingoutwards:
Whereallthepersonstobearrangedfacethecentrethen
i.alltheirrightsisintheclockwisedirection,
ii.theirleftsisintheanticlockwisedirection.
Heretoo,tryvisualizingyourselfintheirplacestoanswerorelseturnthepapers
around.

4.Howtoseatthem:
ThisistheproblemareaformosthowtocorrectlyseatMr.A,BandC!
Letmetrybreakingthisproblemdowntosmallerproblemsandthenwelltackle
em!
(i)Drawacirclemarktheplaces(4/6/7/8)andthenstartreadingthequestion!
(ii)Arrangetheinformationineverysentenceifpossibleifnotwriteitdown
besideyoucircleinshorthandtobearrangedwhenfurtherinformationclarifies
theposition.
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theposition.

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(iii)Ifyoufindasituationwhere,supposing,Acanbeseatedin2differentplaces
then,goaheadwithoneplaceandarrangetherestaccordinglyifyousuccessfully
arrangetheentirethingthentheAsplacewhichyouhadarbitrarilydecidedisthe
correctplace!
IfitisnotcorrectyoullfindthatyourarrangementofAspositioniscontradictingas
perotherinformationinthequestionandyoucanthenchosetheotherAspossible
position.
Okay,anotheroneifPhastwopossiblewaystobeseatednamelySeat1andSeat
2.Youarenotunderstandingfromtheavailableinformation,wheretoseatP.Soyou,
arbitrarilyseathimineitherSeat1orSeat2.
LetssayyouseatedhimatSeat2oknowgoaheadandtryseatingtheothersas
pertherestoftheinformationinthequestion.
Ifyouareabletoseatemallwithoutanycontradictionsorproblems,youhave
successfullysolvedthequestionandPsseatthatyouchoseiscorrect.
AndifyoufindacontradictionofPsSeat2thenyouimmediatelyknowforsure
thatSeat2isnottherightplaceofPandithastobeSeat1,astherewereonly2
possibilities!
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(iv)Alwaysarrangethosepersonsaroundyourcircle,whosepositionsare100%
clearandaccurate.Keepthepersonswhoyouhaveadoubtonalittlefartherawayso
youknowwhosdefinitelysittingcorrectandwhoyouneedtorevisetheseatingfor!
Or,putatickonthepersonswhoareseatedcorrect.
Thisbringsclaritytothefactthatthesepeoplearesittingrightandtheseplacesare
notavailableforfurtherarrangementtherestneedtobearrangedintheavailable
placesonly.

(v)Ifthereare4/6/8/10persons,i.e.,evennumberofpeopleandallfacingone
particulardirectionthen2nd/3rd/4th/5thtotheleftorrightisalwaystheperson
sittingopposite!

(vi)Wheresomearefacingoutwardandsomefacinginward,thenmarktheplaces
witharrowspointinginward/outward.
Likeinthisfigure,AandDarefacingoutwardandsotheirarrowsarepointingaway
fromthecentrewhile,BandCarefacinginwardwiththeirarrowspointingtowards
thecircle.
Iusuallymoremyroughsheetaroundwithoutwastingmytimeandgetthepositions
correct!

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(vii)Practice!TheGoldenRuletosolvingSeatingArrangementsadvocated
everywherebyeveryoneisLOTSOFPRACTICE!
Honestly,thereisnootherwayaroundit!
Somepeoplearejustbornwiththeknackofseatingpeoplecorrectandsomearent
Ifallinthatcategoryofseatingarrangementchallenged!ButImakeupforitby
practiceandperseverance!InowsolvesumslikeIwasborndoingit!!
DearReaders,practiceandpatienceishowyoullbeabletosolvethesesumsinthe
exam
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