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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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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | {{AHSME box|year=1991|num-b=14|num-a=16}} | ||
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+ | [[Category: Introductory Combinatorics Problems]] | ||
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Problem
A circular table has 60 chairs around it. There are 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 ?
Solution
See also
1991 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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