Seating Arrangements & Ordering Puzzles — Practice

Practice bank for UCAT Decision Making spatial logic and sequencing questions.

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Quick-Reference: Ordering Puzzles

Step-by-Step Method

1. List positions — number them (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
2. Place fixed items first — any item assigned to a specific position
3. Build chains — if A before B and B before C, chain them: A → B → C
4. Apply constraints — "immediately before/after" vs "before/after" (adjacent vs anywhere earlier/later)
5. Test answer options — if stuck, plug each option in and check all constraints

Key Terminology

Term	Meaning
"Before"	Any earlier position (not necessarily adjacent)
"Immediately before"	Directly adjacent, one position earlier
"Between X and Y"	Adjacent to both, in the middle
"Not adjacent to"	At least one position gap

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Quick-Reference: Seating Arrangements

Linear Seating

• Positions are numbered left to right
• End positions have only one neighbour
• "Next to" means directly adjacent

Circular Seating