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Review: Dates at a Wedding Reception
Explanation
In this socially awkward situation, guests are possibly
leaving without their dates, and vice
versa. We have 22 people total, and 5 people leave, so we have 17 people
remaining. Since the date-guest groups are pairs, 8 guests maximum still have
their date, with a stray person left who may be a guest or a date. That's the
rosiest possible situation, as the question is asking for.
The correct answer is (B).
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