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Hello, are such problems common on GMAT?

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­Four married couples- Francisco and Gabrielle, Kyoko and Lee, Olivia and Peter, Raymond and Simone- will dine together at the same circular table. Each person will sit in a different one of the eight chairs evenly spaced around the table. The chairs are numbered from 1 through 8 with successively numbered chairs next to each other and chair 1 next to chair 8. Seating arrangements must meet the following conditions:

No person sits next to her or his spouse.
Simone sits in chair 1 and Raymond sits in chair 4.
Neither Peter nor Olivia sits next to Raymond.
Neither Kyoko nor Lee sits next to Gabrielle.

If neither Gabrielle nor Lee sits next to Raymond, which one of the following must be true?

(A) Francisco sits next to Raymond.
(B) Olivia sits next to Simone.
(C) Francisco sits in chair 3.
(D) Olivia sits in chair 6.
(E) Olivia sits in chair 7.
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Hello, are such problems common on GMAT?

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­Four married couples- Francisco and Gabrielle, Kyoko and Lee, Olivia and Peter, Raymond and Simone- will dine together at the same circular table. Each person will sit in a different one of the eight chairs evenly spaced around the table. The chairs are numbered from 1 through 8 with successively numbered chairs next to each other and chair 1 next to chair 8. Seating arrangements must meet the following conditions:

No person sits next to her or his spouse.
Simone sits in chair 1 and Raymond sits in chair 4.
Neither Peter nor Olivia sits next to Raymond.
Neither Kyoko nor Lee sits next to Gabrielle.

If neither Gabrielle nor Lee sits next to Raymond, which one of the following must be true?

(A) Francisco sits next to Raymond.
(B) Olivia sits next to Simone.
(C) Francisco sits in chair 3.
(D) Olivia sits in chair 6.
(E) Olivia sits in chair 7.

This is an LSAT question, so you're likely not going to see something like this in the GMAT CR section. Still, it's good practice since it tests general logic skills.
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