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UKMT Senior Kangaroo, 2022

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

On the island of Friends and Foes, every citizen is either a Friend (who always tells the truth) or a Foe (who always lies). Seven citizens are sitting in a circle. Each declares “I am sitting between two Foes”. How many Friends are there in the circle?

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