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EDISON K

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· 1 Months ago

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Question:
DIRECTIONS: Study the given information and answer the following questions. 


When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)

Input 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19

Step I butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step II cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step III extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now

Step IV fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 8692now

Step V made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now

Step VI now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92

Step VII salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

What is the position of ‘nice’ from the left end in the final step?
Options:
A) Fifth 
B) Sixth
C) Seventh
D) Eighth
E) Ninth
Solution:

Ans: (a) 

From Input to Step I The word that comes first in alphabetical order goes to the first position. The smallest number goes to the second position. The rest of the line shifts rightward.

From Step Ito Step II The word that comes second in alphabetical order goes to the first position. The second smallest number goes to the second position. The rest of the line shifts rightward.

This goes on until in the last step all the words are arranged in reverse alphabetical order and the numbers are arranged in descending order from. left to right.

Input 32 proud girl beautiful 485597 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

Step I beautiful 1732 proud girl 485597 rich family 61 72 nice life

Step II family 32 beautiful 17 proud girl 485597 rich 61 72 nice life

Step III girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 5597 rich 61 72 nice life

Step IV life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 61 72 nice

Step V nice 61 life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 97 rich 72

Step VI proud 72 nice 61. life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 1797 rich

Step VII rich 97 proud 72 nice 61 life 55 girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17


We know that Step VII is the final step of the arrangement. Position of nice from the left end in the final step is


The word nice is at 5th position from left end in the arrangement.

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· 1 Months ago

Check your steps again.....
See:
Input: 32 proud girl beautiful 485597 rich family 61 72 17 nice life
Step I: beautiful 1732 proud girl 485597 rich family 61 72 nice life
Step II: family 32 beautiful 17 proud girl 485597 rich 61 72 nice life
Step III: girl 48 family 32 beautiful 17 proud 5597 rich 61 72 nice life

Step III has been asked.

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