Three of the five students are allocated to a hostel put in special requests to the warden, Given the floor plan of the vacant rooms, select the allocation plan that will accommodate all their requests.
Request by X: Due to pollen allergy, I want to avoid a wing next to the garden.
Request by Y: I want to live as far from the washrooms as possible, since I am very much sensitive to smell.
Request by Z: I believe in Vaastu and so I want to stay in South-West wing.
The shaded rooms are already occupied. WR is washroom
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Answer: D
To find the correct allocation, we analyze the requests of the three students step-by-step based on the standard floor plan layout:
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Z's Request (South-West wing):
Z must be allocated to a room in the South-West (SW) wing. This immediately restricts Z to the bottom-left quadrant of the floor plan.
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Y's Request (Far from washrooms):
The washroom (WR) is located in the South-East (SE) corner of the hostel layout. To be as far as possible from the washroom, Y must be placed diagonally opposite, which is the North-West (NW) wing.
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X's Request (Avoid wing next to the garden):
The garden is located adjacent to the South side of the building. Therefore, the wings next to the garden are the South-West (SW) and South-East (SE) wings. To avoid these, X must be placed in a Northern wing. Since the North-West (NW) wing is already allocated to Y, X must be allocated to the North-East (NE) wing.
Summarizing the final allocations:
- Z South-West (SW) wing
- Y North-West (NW) wing
- X North-East (NE) wing
This allocation plan corresponds exactly to the layout shown in Option D.
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