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Who sits left of person five at a round table

Question

Five people numbered 11 to 55 sit around a round table with five seats. Person 22 sits immediately to the right of person 55, and person 44 sits immediately to the right of person 22. Person 11 refuses to sit beside either 22 or 55. Who sits immediately to the left of person 55?

Short answer

Person 33. Reading left to right the block is 5,2,45,2,4, and the two remaining seats close the circle between 44 and 55. Person 11 cannot be next to 55, so 11 sits beside 44 and 33 takes the seat beside 55, on its left.

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