Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below. Eight people namely I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P buy eight different items Cakes, Utensils, Pompoms, Balloo... Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below. Eight people namely I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P buy eight different items Cakes, Utensils, Pompoms, Balloons, Napkins, Streamers, Candles and Cups not necessarily in the same order. No one buys before the one who buys Streamers. L buys Napkins and immediately before I. Only two people buy between I and P, who buys immediately after the one who buys Streamers. Only three people buy between the one who buys Streamer and the one who buys utensils. The one who buys Pompoms buys immediately before the one who buys Balloons. Neither I nor P buys Pompoms and balloons. Only two people buy between the one who buys Utensils and the one who buys cakes. The one who buys Cups and the one who buys Candles buy immediate to each other. As many people buy between K and M as between M and O. J buys before N. The one who buys cake buys after K. Read more

Steps to Solve

1. Establish the order of purchases Start by noting the sequence of events. It states that no one buys before the one who buys Streamers, which means Streamers must be the first purchase.

2. Identify L and I's positions L buys Napkins and immediately before I. This means the positions must follow: L (Napkins), I (unknown item).

3. Understand the gaps around P and Streamers The question states that only two people buy between I and P who buys immediately after the one who buys Streamers. This means:

• If Streamers is in position 1, then P must be in position 4.

4. Placing other items based on the provided conditions Since L is in position 2 (Napkins) and I in position 3, we now insert what we know:

• 1: Streamers
• 2: L (Napkins)
• 3: I
• 4: P (has to be after Streamers)

5. Positioning Utensils and Cakes There are only three people between the one who buys Streamers (position 1) and the one who buys Utensils. This means Utensils must be in position 5, which leads to:

• 5: Utensils (the identity of this person is still undetermined).

6. Confirming gaps for Pompoms and Balloons The one who buys Pompoms buys immediately before the one who buys Balloons. Since we know neither I nor P buys Pompoms and Balloons, we must place these accordingly after Utensils.

7. Identifying K, M, and O's positions We place K in position 6 knowing that the one who buys Cakes must come after K and this must fit with the earlier clues and gaps between K, M, and O.

8. Finalize remaining items and positions Continue filling out gaps and ensuring that each person fits logically with their item based on the preceding information until all eight purchase alignments are accounted for.