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1987 AJHSME Problem 17

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June 25, 2011

Problem Statement

Abby, Bret, Carl, and Dana are seated in a row of four seats numbered #1 to #4. Joe looks at them and says:
"Bret is next to Carl." "Abby is between Bret and Carl."
However each one of Joe's statements is false. Bret is actually sitting in seat #3. Who is sitting in seat #2?
(A) Abby(B) Bret(C) Carl(D) Dana(E) There is not enough information to be sure.\text{(A)}\ \text{Abby} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{Bret} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{Carl} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{Dana} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{There is not enough information to be sure.}