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Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Twelve people, and no more, can sit evenly spaced around a large square table. Rohan arranges eight of these square tables in a row to make one long rectangular table. What is the maximum number of people that can sit evenly spaced around this long table?

(A) $48$ (B) $54$ (C) $60$ (D) $80$ (E) $96$

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