document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042382>Question 1042382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A round table has 16 chair around it.if no two persons can sit adjacent, then at most many persons can sit around this round table ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Imagine 16 slots (slot1,slot2,...,slot16) laid out. The first slot is occupied by a person. So slot2 must be empty. Also, slot16 must be empty as well because the slots wrap around. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slot3 will be filled and slot4 will be empty. Slot5 will be filled with slot6 empty. This pattern continues to get this complete seating chart\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slot1 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot2 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot3 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot4 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot5 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot6 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot7 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot8 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot9 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot10 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot11 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot12 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot13 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot14 = empty<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot15 = filled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slot16 = empty\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Count up the number of times you see \"filled\" shown above. There are 8 chairs that are filled and 8 chairs that are empty.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer is <font color=red>choice B) 8</font><BR>\n" );
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