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Nine friends, Cat, Mouse, Dog, Piggy, Deer, Bear, Goat, Rabbit, and Elephant, are sitting at each corner of a nonagon-shaped table facing the center.

The arrangement is as follows:
i. Bear is second to the left of Cat.
ii. Cat is fourth to the left of Rabbit.
iii. Piggy is third to the left of Cat.
iv. Elephant, Goat, and Mouse are three close friends who sit together, with Mouse sitting in between the other two.
v. Elephant is to the second left of Deer and the neighbor of Rabbit.

Which animal sits between Cat and Bear?

A
Goat
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Mouse
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Dog
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Deer
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Solution

The correct option is C Dog
Nine friends, Cat, Mouse, Dog, Piggy, Deer, Bear, Goat, Deer, and Elephant are seated at each corner of a Nonagon shape table facing towards the center.

Let's mark 9 blank positions on the nonagon-shaped table.

Let's start arranging the positions of the nine friends.

Bear is second to the left of Cat. So, let's fix Cat in any position and arrange Bear accordingly.Look at the second statement: Cat is fourth to the left of Rabbit.

Three places are already filled. Now, let's look for another statement.

Piggy is third to the left of Cat. So, Piggy and Bear are adjacent to each other. So, we can arrange them like this:
Look at the next statement. Three close friends, Elephant, Goat, and Mouse, sit together, with Mouse sitting in the middle. The possible ways are:
Look at the next statement: Elephant is second left of Deer and the neighbour of Rabbit. It means that the only possible way is:
The only position is that of Dog:

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