Six friends M,N,O,P,Q and R are sitting in a row facing towards north. O is sitting between M and Q. P is not at the end. N is sitting immediate right to Q,R is not at the right end.If the left-most person passes a pen to P then how many hands will it pass assuming that each time a transfer occurs both hands are used except for the persons sitting at the ends of his transfer ?

• ANS: 2 hands.
  EXPLANATION:
  M,N,O,P,Q,R can be arranged as R, P, M, O, Q, N
  Given:
  left most person (i.e., R) needs to pass a pen to P => all persons must use 2 hands to transfer except the one sitting at end of HIS transfer.
  .: R -> P takes 2 hands.
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• GIVEN----M,N,O,P,Q,R
  ORRANGED AS---R,P,M,O,Q,N
  R pass to P ?---->only 2 hands
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• ANS: 2 hands.
  EXPLANATION:
  M,N,O,P,Q,R can be arranged as R, P, M, O, Q, N
  Given:
  left most person (i.e., R) needs to pass a pen to P => all persons must use 2 hands to transfer except the one sitting at end of HIS transfer.
  .: R -> P takes 2 hands.
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• the correct answer is 2 hands RPMOQN
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• why 1 hand cant be the answer?........... As R is at the end and so 1 hand will be used to transfer to P.
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• ANS: 2 hands
  M,N,O,P,Q,R can be arranged in R,P,M,O,Q,N
  left most person is R needs to pass a pen to p.so 2 hands use to transfer.
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• 8 hands can't explained
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• NQOMRP
  Is the correct arrangement
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• RPMOQN
  2 HANDS IS THE ANSWER
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• Rpmoqn
  R-p
  Only two hands usesd
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• given:
  1)o is between M and Q- so it can be M O Q or Q O M.
  2)P is not at end so it caqn be 2nd of the ends
  3)N is sitting immediate ri8.so-Q N (as N is right then the 1) be correct to take choice M O Q)
  4)R is not the ri8 end..
  ANSWER: R P M O Q N
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• 2 HANDS
  POSSIBLE SEQUENCE IS:
  M O P R Q N
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• The Series is RPNQOM person gives a left most give a pen then it passes through 8 total hands and 1 hand of P So,the total hands met is 9 hands
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