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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>?
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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 $N$? The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions. AMC logo.png