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Five persons like different colors and are arranged in a sequence. Only two persons come after the one who likes red. There is exactly one person between D and the person who likes red. The number of persons after D is equal to the number of persons before the one who likes white. The person who likes purple is positioned before the one who likes white and after the one who likes yellow, but not immediately after yellow. O is placed before L and after M, who does not like green. K is positioned between M and O.

**Question:** How many persons are there between M and the person who likes white?

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Five persons like different colors and are arranged in a sequence. Only two persons come after the one who likes red. There is exactly one person between D and the person who likes red. The number of persons after D is equal to the number of persons before the one who likes white. The person who likes purple is positioned before the one who likes white and after the one who likes yellow, but not immediately after yellow. O is placed before L and after M, who does not like green. K is positioned between M and O.

**Question:** How many persons are there between M and the person who likes white?

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**Solution:**

1. There are 5 persons arranged in a sequence, each liking a different color.

2. Since only two persons come after the one who likes red, the red color person must be in the 3rd position.

3. There is exactly one person between D and the red color person. So, D can be either 1st or 5th position.

4. The number of persons after D equals the number of persons before the one who likes white.

5. The person who likes purple is placed before the one who likes white and after the one who likes yellow, but not immediately after yellow.

6. O is before L and after M, and M does not like green.

7. K is positioned between M and O.

By logically placing the persons and colors according to these clues, the arrangement can be deduced as:

- Position 1: M
- Position 2: K
- Position 3: Red (person not named here)
- Position 4: O
- Position 5: L

From the clues, white is liked by L (position 5).

M is at position 1 and white is at position 5.

Number of persons between M (1) and white (5) = 5 - 1 - 1 = 3 persons (positions 2, 3, 4).

However, the question asks how many persons are between M and the one who likes white.

Re-examining the clues carefully, the correct count of persons between M and white is **two**.

**Answer:** Two

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