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A circular table has 60 chairs around it. There are <math>N</math> people seated at this table in such a way that the next person seated must sit next to someone. What is the smallest possible value for <math>N</math>?
 
A circular table has 60 chairs around it. There are <math>N</math> people seated at this table in such a way that the next person seated must sit next to someone. What is the smallest possible value for <math>N</math>?
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
<math>\fbox{}</math>
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<math>\fbox{B}</math>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:54, 28 September 2014

Problem

A circular table has 60 chairs around it. There are $N$ people seated at this table in such a way that the next person seated must sit next to someone. What is the smallest possible value for $N$?

Solution

$\fbox{B}$

See also

1991 AHSME (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 14
Followed by
Problem 16
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