During the holiday feast, five cousins sat around a circular table. - Sam sat directly across from Pat. - Kim sat immediately to the right of Sam. - Chris sat between Pat and Lee. Who sat immediately to the left of Kim?
Sam
In a 5-person circular table, if Sam is at the top, Pat is at the bottom (directly across). Kim is immediately to the right of Sam. Since Sam is at the top, Kim is to Sam's right. The person on Kim's left is Sam (going clockwise: Sam, Kim, then others, or looking at immediate neighbors: Kim's neighbors are Sam on one side and someone else on the other. Wait, let's trace counter-clockwise from Kim: Sam is on Kim's left, because Kim is to Sam's right).
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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