Eight people E, H, M, P, S, T, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line. All of them are facing North. E sits fourth from one of the extreme ends of the line. H sits third to the right of E. As many people sit to the right of H as to the left of M. Only one person sits between M and P. S sits to the immediate right of Z. Only one person sits between Z and T.

How many people sit to the left of Y?

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  1. Two
  2. Three
  3. One
  4. None

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Option 3 : One
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Given that:-

E sits fourth from one of the extreme ends of the line. 

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H sits third to the right of E.

As many people sit to the right of H as to the left of M. 

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Only one person sits between M and P. Therefore case 1 gets eliminated.

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S sits to the immediate right of Z.

Only one person sits between Z and T.

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  • Thus, only one person sits to the left of Y.
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