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Seven people J, K, L, M, N, O and P live on a seven-floor building (floor 1 is the bottom, floor 7 is the top). J lives on floor 4. Only two people live above K. L lives immediately above M. N lives on the topmost floor. Only one person lives between J and O, and O is above J. P lives on an odd-numbered floor below J. M lives on an even-numbered floor. How many people live between P and O?

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  • AThree
  • BTwo
  • CFive
  • DFour

Step-by-Step Solution

N=7, K=5 (two above), J=4, O=6 (one person between J and O). P is on an odd floor below 4 and M is even, forcing M=2, L=3, P=1. Between P(1) and O(6) sit floors 2,3,4,5 — four people.
Answer: D) Four

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