Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
In the circular ring, five people M, N, O, P and Q are sitting and facing the center. The distance between them does not exceed 17m. The distance is increasing in consecutive multiples of 3 but in an anti-clockwise direction. N sits second to the right of M and distance between them does not exceed 9m. Q sits to the immediate left of P.

Q:

What is the total distance between M and P in the clockwise direction?

• 1
  9 m
• 2
  3 m
• 3
  6 m
• 4
  12 m
• 5
  None of these