How many persons sit in the

Solution

Only two persons sit to the left of Riya. One person sits between Riya and Purvi. Purvi sits fifth to the left of Neena. There will be two cases: Purvi will sit either second to the right or left of Riya. _____  _____ Riya _____ Purvi _____  _____ _____  _____ Neena                                     Case 1. Purvi  _____ Riya _____  _____ Neena                         Case 2. As many persons sit to the left of Neena as to the right of Divya. Meghna sits third to the left of Divya. Two persons sit between Meghna and Jaya. Pooja sits exactly between Neena and Jaya, who sits to the right of Neena. More than seven persons sit between Neena and Jaya. If nine person will sit between Neena and Jaya, then Pooja will sit exactly between Neena and Jaya. Meghna will sit third to the right of Jaya. As nine person sit to the left of Neena, so same number of person will sit to the left right of Divya. This case will get discarded as at most 28 persons sit in a linear row. _____  _____ Riya _____ Purvi _____  _____ _____  _____ Neena ___  ____  ____ ____  Pooja  ____  ____  ____  _____  Jaya ____  _____   Meghna  ____  _____ Divya ____  _____ ____  _____ ____  _____ ____  _____ ____                                                              Case 1. If nine person will sit between Neena and Jaya, then Pooja will sit exactly between Neena and Jaya. Meghna will sit third to the right of Jaya. As five person sit to the left of Neena, so same number of person will sit to the left right of Divya. Purvi  _____ Riya _____  _____ Neena___  ____  ____ ____  Pooja  ____  ____  ____  _____  Jaya ____  _____   Meghna  ____  _____ Divya ___  ____  ____ ____  ____                                                             Case 2. Final arrangement as shown below: Purvi  _____ Riya _____  _____ Neena___  ____  ____ ____  Pooja  ____  ____  ____  _____  Jaya ____  _____   Meghna  ____  _____ Divya ___  ____  ____ ____  ____