TMUA 2019 Paper 2 Question 9

P2·Sets & Counting·6.0Official · 2019 · Q9
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A large circular table has 40 chairs round it. What is the smallest number of people who can be sitting at the table already such that the next person to sit down must sit next to someone?

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