SOLUTION: A number of girls are standing in a circle. They are evenly spaced and are numbered beginning with 1. Number 5 is opposite Number 16. How many girls are in the circle?

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Question 290795: A number of girls are standing in a circle. They are evenly spaced and are numbered beginning with 1. Number 5 is opposite Number 16. How many girls are in the circle?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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between 5 and 16 are 678910 11 12 13 14 15 for a total of 10
so on the left there must also be 10 but we already have 1 2 3 4 so we need 6 more 16+6=22
there are 22 total