Question 1
Five talks are scheduled on distinct days of a week (Mon–Sun). Use the clues:
- Qadir's talk is earlier than Jatin's.
- Uma's talk is neither first nor last.
- Gaurav's talk is before Yash's.
Question: Who gives the talk on Wednesday?
Sequential Timeline
Order days as Monday→Sunday. Map constraints: 'earlier than', 'before', 'neither first nor last'.
Valid schedule: Monday:Qadir, Tuesday:Gaurav, Wednesday:Uma, Thursday:Yash, Friday:Jatin
Use inequalities to form partial orders and then linearize.
Verification:
- Qadir's talk is earlier than Jatin's.
- Uma's talk is neither first nor last.
- Gaurav's talk is before Yash's.
Order days as Monday→Sunday. Map constraints: 'earlier than', 'before', 'neither first nor last'.
Valid schedule: Monday:Qadir, Tuesday:Gaurav, Wednesday:Uma, Thursday:Yash, Friday:Jatin
Use inequalities to form partial orders and then linearize.
Verification:
- Qadir's talk is earlier than Jatin's.
- Uma's talk is neither first nor last.
- Gaurav's talk is before Yash's.