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Puzzle #80: Vive la Difference

7 October 2020

#80 Vive la Différence

The eccentric manager of Bistro Vive la Différence has a bizarre method of offering discounts to his customers.

Each seat has a number and each customer gets a discount (in euros) equal to the difference between the numbers of the seats either side of them. For example, a guest seated between seats 6 and 1 would get a discount of €5 on their meal.

Seven friends have booked a meal, and arrive to find chairs numbered 1 to 7 in order around their table. They figure that with the seats arranged like this, they…

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