Question

A meeting is held with eight people around a circular table. Two of the participants, April and May, want to sit so that there is exactly one other person between them. How many different seatings are possible? (Two seatings are considered the same if one can be rotated to obtain the other.)

Answer 1

Answer:

6

Step-by-step explanation:

I = Person

April I May I I I I I

I April I May I I I I

I I April I May I I I

I I I April I May I I

I I I I April I May I

I I I I I April I May

Each situation will always have 1 person between them and there will always be 8 people.