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Adharsh Raghukumar

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how will get 8'O clock?

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Refer to the following information for the following questions.

It is a game based on the position you take in a clock. You are at the 1 O’clock position. You can move one step clockwise, 1 step anti clockwise or to a place that is diametrically opposite yours. For example, from 1 O’clock if you move clockwise you will be at 2 O’clock. As you start the game, you are at 1 O’clock position and your score is 1. If you move a step clockwise, add the value of the time in that position to your score to give you the new score. If you move a step anticlockwise, add the value of the time in that position and subtract 2 from your score. If you move a step diametrically opposite, add the value of the time in that position to your score and subtract 4 from your score to get the new score. You cannot get back to a position that you have already visited.

If you had moved a step anticlockwise in the first move, you could not be at which of the following positions in the third move.

Options:
A)

10 O’clock 

B)

5 O’clock 

C)

7 O’clock 

D)

6 O’ clock

E)

8 O’ clock

Solution:

Ans: (d)

By moving a step anticlockwise in the first move, you reach at 12 ‘O clock. From here you can reach

(i) 10 ‘O Clock through 12 – 11 - 10 or

(ii) 5’O Clock through 12 – 6 - 5 or

(iii) 7 ‘O Clock through 12 - 6 - 7.

But you cannot reach 6 O’ Clock.

Hence the answer is (d).

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