Michael, John, Tanya and Robert are putting together a band. They need a singer, a bass player, a drummer, and a guitarist. If Tanya can play the bass and sing, Michael can sing and drum, Robert can drum and play guitar, and John can play guitar, which of the arrangements make sense?

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  1. Michael - drum, Tanya - bass, Robert - sing, John - guitar
  2. Michael - drum, Tanya - sing, Robert - bass, John - guitar
  3. Michael - sing, Tanya - bass, Robert - guitar, John - drum
  4. Michael - sing, Tanya - bass, Robert - drum, John - guitar

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Option 4 : Michael - sing, Tanya - bass, Robert - drum, John - guitar
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Option(4) is correct.

 Tanya can play the bass and sing, Michael can sing and drum, Robert can drum and play guitar, and John can play guitar, shown in tabular form:

So, John can only play guitar, Robert can play the drum, Michael can sing and Tanya is the only bass player.

Hence, the correct answer is an option(4) i.e., Michael - sing, Tanya - bass, Robert - drum, John - guitar.

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