1987 AJHSME Problems/Problem 17
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Problem
Abby, Bret, Carl, and Dana are seated in a row of four seats numbered #1 to #4. Joe looks at them and says:
"Bret is next to Carl." "Abby is between Bret and Carl."
However each one of Joe's statements is false. Bret is actually sitting in seat #3. Who is sitting in seat #2?
Solution
We know that Carl does not sit next to Bret, so he must sit in seat #1. Since Abby is not between Bret and Carl, she must sit in seat #4. Finally, Dana has to take the last seat available, which is #2.