1. **State the problem:** We have 8 people (4 girls: Bella, Ruby, Kinsley, Samantha; 4 boys: Howard, Stanley, Chris, Mario) sitting evenly spaced around a circular table. 2. **Given conditions:** - No girl sits next to another girl, so girls and boys alternate seats. - Mario is opposite Stanley. - Stanley sits next to Bella. - Bella is opposite Ruby. - Ruby sits next to Howard. - Chris sits next to Samantha. 3. **Analyze seating arrangement:** Since Mario is opposite Stanley, they sit 4 seats apart. Girls and boys alternate, so the seating order around the table is girl-boy-girl-boy-... or boy-girl-boy-girl-... 4. **Place Stanley and Mario:** Assume Stanley is at seat 1 (boy), Mario at seat 5 (opposite Stanley). 5. **Place Bella:** Stanley sits next to Bella, so Bella must be at seat 2 or seat 8 (girl seat next to Stanley). 6. **Place Ruby:** Bella is opposite Ruby, so Ruby is 4 seats from Bella. If Bella is at seat 2, Ruby is at seat 6. 7. **Place Howard:** Ruby sits next to Howard, so Howard must be at seat 5 or seat 7. Seat 5 is Mario, so Howard is at seat 7. 8. **Place Samantha and Chris:** Chris sits next to Samantha. Since girls and boys alternate, Samantha is a girl and Chris a boy. Remaining girl seats: 4 and 8. Remaining boy seats: 3 and 7 (7 is Howard), so 3 is left for Chris. If Samantha is at seat 4, Chris at seat 3 (next to Samantha). 9. **Place Kinsley:** Remaining girl seat is 8 (Kinsley). 10. **Final seating order:** Seat 1: Stanley (boy) Seat 2: Bella (girl) Seat 3: Chris (boy) Seat 4: Samantha (girl) Seat 5: Mario (boy) Seat 6: Ruby (girl) Seat 7: Howard (boy) Seat 8: Kinsley (girl) 11. **Who is Howard between?** Howard is at seat 7, between Ruby (seat 6) and Kinsley (seat 8). **Answer: C. Ruby and Kinsley**