# Math Help - Finding the name of a person

1. ## Finding the name of a person

Mr. Baker, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Farmer, Mr. Glover, and Mr. Hosier are seated around a circular table, playing poker. Each gentleman is the namesake of the profession of one of the others.
The dyer is seated two places to the left of Mr. Hosier. The baker sits two places to Mr. Baker’s right. The farmer is seated to the left of Mr. Farmer. Mr. Dyer is on the glover’s right.
What is the name of the dyer?

2. Mr. Baker

3. Mr Farmer is the dyer

4. Originally Posted by b0mb3rz
Mr. Baker, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Farmer, Mr. Glover, and Mr. Hosier are seated around a circular table, playing poker. Each gentleman is the namesake of the profession of one of the others.
The dyer is seated two places to the left of Mr. Hosier. The baker sits two places to Mr. Baker’s right. The farmer is seated to the left of Mr. Farmer. Mr. Dyer is on the glover’s right.
What is the name of the dyer?
Originally Posted by searcher
Mr. Baker
Originally Posted by jeremyparker10
Mr Farmer is the dyer
Since there are two different posts, it seems as if one is not correct.

From the information give, there are two possible arrangements
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....    farmer   dyer      baker    glover    profession
Mr.DYER Mr.BAKER Mr.FARMER .....    Mr.HOSIER gentleman
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baker   farmer   dyer      .....    glover    profession
Mr.DYER ......   Mr.FARMER Mr.BAKER Mr.HOSIER gentleman
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However, Mr. Farmer sits in the dyer's chair in both cases.