Five people A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north (positions 1 to 5 from the left). A sits at the left end. D sits exactly in the middle. B is an immediate neighbour of D. There are exactly two people between B and E. C is not adjacent to A. Who sits immediately to the left of C?

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D. A=1, D=3; B=2 and E=5 (two between B and E), leaving C=4. Arrangement L→R: A, B, D, C, E. The person immediately left of C (seat 4) is D (seat 3).

Five people A, B, C, D and E sit in a row facing north (positions 1 to 5 from the left). A sits at the left end. D sits exactly in the middle. B is an immediate neighbour of D. There are exactly two people between B and E. C is not adjacent to A. Who sits immediately to the left of C?

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