SOLUTION: 40 boys and 28 girls stand in a circle, Hand in hand, all facing inwards. Exactly 18 boys give their right hand to a girl. How many boys give their left hand to a girl.

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Question 850591: 40 boys and 28 girls stand in a circle, Hand in hand, all facing inwards. Exactly 18 boys give their right hand to a girl. How many boys give their left hand to a girl.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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no more than 28.
We don't know the arrangement. The rest of the girls might be all together.
Some guys might have a girl to the right and to the left.