Two men and two women- Elliot, Theo, Shelly and Tina are professionals who meet for a conference. One is a Dean of Students, one is a Director, one an Academic Advisor and one is an Instructor. The table is square.
The instructor sat on Shelly’s left
The Director sat across from Theo
Tina and Elliot sat next to each other
A man sat on the Deans right
Who is the Academic Advisor?
Shelly
I started out assuming the seating was man-woman-man-woman. Turned out to work. Need not have, but it was a starting point.
Thank you Steve, I came up with Tina is the Advisor.
Hmmm. I came up with
Inst Theo
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Adv Shelly | | Dean Tina
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Dir Elliott
which fits the criteria
To determine who the Academic Advisor is, let's analyze the clues given:
1. The instructor sat on Shelly's left.
2. The Director sat across from Theo.
3. Tina and Elliot sat next to each other.
4. A man sat on the Dean's right.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. According to clue 1, the instructor sat on Shelly's left. This means that Shelly is not the instructor.
2. According to clue 2, the Director sat across from Theo. This means that Theo is not the Director.
3. According to clue 3, Tina and Elliot sat next to each other. Since there are two men and two women, Tina and Elliot must be one man and one woman sitting together. Let's assume that Tina is a woman and Elliot is a man.
4. According to clue 4, a man sat on the Dean's right. Since there are two men, it could be either Elliot or Theo.
Now, let's summarize what we have so far:
- Shelly is not the instructor.
- Theo is not the Director.
- Tina and Elliot are sitting next to each other.
- Either Elliot or Theo is sitting on the Dean's right.
Considering these clues, we can conclude that:
- Shelly is not the Academic Advisor because the instructor sat on her left, and the question asks about the Academic Advisor.
- Theo is not the Academic Advisor because he is not the Director.
- Tina is not the Academic Advisor because she is sitting next to Elliot, and they are assumed to be Tina and Elliot, not Tina and the Academic Advisor.
Therefore, the person left is Elliot, who must be the Academic Advisor.