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M, N, O, P, Q, and R are sitting around a circular table facing the center. M sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between R and Q. O is not the immediate neighbor of M. N sits third to the right of Q. How many people sit between Q and R, when counted from the right of R?

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When everyone faces the center, moving to a person's left means moving clockwise, and moving to the right means anticlockwise.

Number the seats $1$ to $6$ clockwise and place R at seat $1$ .

M sits second to the left of R: $2$ seats clockwise, so M is at seat $3$ .

Only one person sits between R and Q: Q is at seat $3$ or seat $5$ . Seat $3$ is taken by M, so Q is at seat $5$ .

N sits third to the right of Q: $3$ seats anticlockwise from seat $5$ gives seat $2$ .

So N is at seat $2$ .

Seats $4$ and $6$ are left for O and P.

Seat $4$ is next to M (seat $3$ ), and O is not M's neighbour, so O is at seat $6$ and P is at seat $4$ .

Clockwise order: R, N, M, P, Q, O

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Counting from the right of R (anticlockwise): O, then Q.

Only O sits between R and Q.

Therefore, $1$ person sits between Q and R.

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M, N, O, P, Q, and R are sitting around a circular table facing the center. M sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between R and Q. O is not the immediate neighbor of M. N sits third to the right of Q. How many people sit between Q and R, when counted from the right of R?

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