Minute Mystery: The Seat Arrangement

Bite-sized brain teaser to solve in a minute or less.

 

 

The Seat Arrangement

Category: Logical Deduction

Anna, Ben, Claire, and David need to be seated. There are four chairs in a row. Anna and Ben refuse to be seated together.

How many seating arrangements are possible where those two do not have to sit together?

A) 12
B) 16
C) 8

 

 

Solution

Possible seating orders:

A - C - D - B / A - C - B - D / A - D - C - B / A - D - B - C

B - C - D - A / B - C - A - D / B - D - C - A / B - D - A - C

C - A - D - B / C - B - D - A / D - A - C - B / D - B - C - A

Answer: A) 12

 

 

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