Five codebreakers—V, W, X, Y, and Z—sit around a circular table facing inward. V sits immediately to the left of W. X is not adjacent to W. Y sits immediately to the right of Z. Who is sitting immediately to the left of Y?
Z
Moving clockwise around the table (leftward from each person's perspective facing inward), the order of seats is W, V, X, Y, Z. Z sits immediately to the left of Y (and to the right of W), keeping X non-adjacent to W and Y to the immediate right of Z.
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: Hard. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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