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Susan is attending a talk at her son's school. There are 8 rows of 10 chairs where 54 parents are sitting.

Susan notices that every parent is either sitting on their own or next to just one other person.
What is the largest possible number of adjacent empty chairs in a single row at that talk?

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i believe the answer is 3

User Noah Medling
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Answer:

The answer is 3.

Hope it helped!

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