Question

The same eight people sit in a certain church pew every week, but not always in the same order. Every week, each person hugs the people immediately to his or her left and right. How many weeks does it take (at a minimum) for every pair of people to hug at least once

Answer 1

It takes 4 weeks at minimum for each pair to hug at least once if they sit in random order.

Analyzing the Given Information

As per the given information,

Number of people = 8

It is given that they sit in random order every week.

W e assume that the order is not repeated.

There are 4 pairs and since a person hugs both the persons on his immediate left and right.

Determining the Number of Weeks

Total number of people to be hugged by each person = 7

Number of people hugged by a person in one week = 2

So, number of weeks taken by each to huge every other person = 7/2

⇒ It will take (3 +1) for every pair to hug.

It takes 4 weeks at a minimum for every pair to hug if we assume that  their order is not repeated.

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