We can put Statements A and B together to get M Re A J. Robert isn’t included here because we know Robert came home
before Jim and after Rene, but we have no way of knowing whether Robert came home before or after Alicia. In any case,
Jim is clearly the laggard of the group, so (H) is the correct answer.
B
Referring to the diagrams above, we can clearly see that Rene (B) had to be the second one home.
9.
H
This is a circular sequence problem. The first clue tells us two things: that Ellen is sitting next to Olivia, and that Max is not
sitting next to Olivia. You can sketch a diagram and fill them in. Somewhere on the table we’ve got Ellen and Olivia sitting
next to each other. We’re told that Max sits next to Ellen. So that gives us “Max, then Ellen, then Olivia.” We’re then told that
Larry sits next to Olivia. This leaves only Pete and Juan for the remaining two seats, so our diagram looks like this:
Thus, to answer the question, two people must sit between Max and Larry, making (H) correct.
10.
B
Here’s an initial diagram for this question:
Stop 1 2 3 4 5
From the last two sentences:
D PO PO
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