To solve the problem, we will follow the clues step by step to determine the seating arrangement of the seven people (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G) in a circle.
### Step 1: Establish the Initial Positions
1. **C sits third to the left of D and both are facing the center.**
- Let's place D at a position and count third to the left for C.
- If D is at position 1, then:
- Position 2: (1st left)
- Position 3: (2nd left)
- Position 4: (3rd left) C sits here.
- So, we have:
- D (facing center) at position 1
- C (facing center) at position 4
### Step 2: Place E
2. **E is neither an immediate neighbor of D nor of C.**
- D is at position 1 and C is at position 4. Therefore, E cannot be at positions 2, 3, or 5.
- The only available positions for E are 6 and 7.
### Step 3: Place F
3. **The one sitting exactly between D and F is facing opposite to the center.**
- The only position between D (1) and F can be position 2 or 3.
- If F is at position 2, then the person at position 3 must face opposite to the center. However, position 2 is already occupied by D's neighbor.
- Thus, F must be at position 3, and the person at position 2 is facing opposite to the center.
### Step 4: Place G and A
4. **G sits third to the right of A and G is facing the center.**
- If G is facing the center, then A must be at position 5 or 6.
- If A is at position 5, then G would be at position 1, which is occupied by D.
- Therefore, A must be at position 6, making G at position 2.
### Step 5: Place B
5. **One of B's neighbors is facing opposite to the center.**
- The only position left for B is position 7.
- Now we have:
- Position 1: D (facing center)
- Position 2: F (facing opposite)
- Position 3: E (facing center)
- Position 4: C (facing center)
- Position 5: A (facing center)
- Position 6: G (facing center)
- Position 7: B (facing opposite)
### Final Arrangement
- Position 1: D (facing center)
- Position 2: F (facing opposite)
- Position 3: E (facing center)
- Position 4: C (facing center)
- Position 5: A (facing center)
- Position 6: G (facing center)
- Position 7: B (facing opposite)
### Question: Who is sitting to the immediate left of E?
- E is at position 3, so the immediate left of E (position 3) is position 2, which is F.
### Answer
**F is sitting to the immediate left of E.**
---
