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· 1 Months ago

sir, what do you mean by 'last but one'?

Question:

DIRECTION:  A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them by following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.


Input: bean 32 71 glory fair shirt 65 84

Step: I shirt bean 32 71 glory fair 65 84

Step: II shirt 84 bean 32 71 glory fair 65

Step: III shirt 84 glory bean 32 71 fair 65

Step: IV shirt 84 glory 71 bean 32 fair 65

Step: V shirt 84 glory 71 fair bean 32 65

Step: VI shirt 84 glory 71 fair 65 bean 32

and step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.



As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: any how 49 24 far wide 34 69

Which of the following steps will be the last but one?

Options:
A) VI
B) VII
C) V
D) VIII
E) None of these
Solution:

Input any how 49 24 for wide 34 69

Step I wide any how 49 24 for 34 69

Step II wide 69 any how 49 24 for 34

Step III wide 69 how any 49 24 for 34

Step IV wide 69 how 49 any 24 for 34

Step V wide 69 how 49 for any 24 34

Step VI wide 69 how 49 for 34 any 24

      

So, Step V is first step from last.

Knowledge Expert

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student
The question is asking : After arranging the given inputs as per given in the illustration.
From the number of steps required to complete the arrangement which step is the second last one.
i.e; Step 5th.

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