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Questions 1-4

Three adults - Roberto, Sarah, and Vicky - will be traveling in a van with five children - Freddy, Hilary, Jonathan, Lupe, and Maria. The van has a driver’s seat and one passenger seat in the front, and two benches behind the front seats, one bench behind the other. Each bench has room for exactly three people. Everyone must sit in a seat or on a bench, and seating is subject to the following restrictions:

An adult must sit on each bench.

Either Roberto or Sarah must sit in the driver’s seat.

Jonathan must sit immediately beside Maria.

1) Which of the following can sit in the front passenger seat?

(A) Jonathan

(B) Lupe

(C) Roberto

(D) Sarah

(E) Vicky

2) Which of the following groups of three can sit together on a bench?

(A) Freddy, Jonathan, and Maria

(B) Freddy, Jonathan, and Vicky

(C) Freddy, Sarah, and Vicky

(D) Hilary, Lupe, and Sarah

(E) Lupe, Maria, and Roberto

3) If Freddy sits immediately beside Vicky, which of the following CANNOT be true?

(A) Jonathan sits immediately beside Sarah.

(B) Lupe sits immediately beside Vicky.

(C) Hilary sits in the front passenger seat.

(D) Freddy sits on the same bench as Hilary.

(E) Hilary sits on the same bench as Roberto.

4) If Sarah sits on a bench that is behind where Jonathan is sitting, which of the following must be true?

(A) Hilary sits in a seat or on a bench that is in front of where Maria is sitting.

(B) Lupe sits in a seat or on a bench that is in front of where Freddy is sitting.

(C) Freddy sits on the same bench as Hilary.

(D) Lupe sits on the same bench as Sarah.

(E) Maria sits on the same bench as Vicky.

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