Six friends, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z, sit around a hexagonal table facing the centre.
X is second to the right of V.
Y is fourth to the left of X.
U is between X and Y.
Z is a neighbour of X.
W is opposite of X.
Who sits to the immediate right of W?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Let the 6 positions around the hexagonal table facing the centre be numbered 1 to 6 in an anti-clockwise direction (moving anti-clockwise is to the right, and clockwise is to the left):
• Let V sit at position 1.
• X is second to the right of V: X sits at position 3.
• Y is fourth to the left of X: Counting clockwise from X (3 → 2 → 1 → 6 → 5), Y sits at position 5.
• U is between X and Y: The position between 3 and 5 is position 4, so U sits at position 4.
• Z is a neighbour of X: Since position 4 is occupied by U, Z must sit at position 2.
• W is opposite of X: W sits at position 6 (opposite to position 3).
The anti-clockwise arrangement is: V (1) → Z (2) → X (3) → U (4) → Y (5) → W (6).
Facing the centre, the person to the immediate right of W (position 6) is at position 1, which is V.
Therefore, V sits to the right of W.