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the given solution is right but the answers has been updated wrongly

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Study the information carefully and answer the question given below.

There are eight persons Ashwani, Geeta, Zaheer, Prachi, Arun, Dravid, Neha and Priyanka living on an eight-floor building (Ground floor is numbered 1 and topmost floor is number 8.) but not necessary in the same order. 

The total number of persons living between Ashwani and Geeta is same as the total number of persons living between Ashwani and Prachi. There is one person living between Neha and Prachi who lives just below Arun. Zaheer lives on an odd number floor below 6th floor. There are two persons live between Zaheer and Neha. Dravid lives on one of the odd number floors but not on the bottom floor. Geeta lives on the floor below Ashwani.

How many persons live between Arun and Dravid?

Options:
A)

One

B)

More than Four

C)

Two

D)

Three

E)

Four

Solution:

 

Ans: (d)

We will have 3 cases to start with where we can put Zaheer. i.e Zaheer can pe positioned on 1st , 3rd , and 5th floor. Following the statements given , Ashwani and Geeta is same as the total number of persons living between Ashwani and Prachi. This statement will help us eliminate the two cases and , because Geeta will be below Ashwani and there will be equal number of people between Ashwani and Prachi and Ashwani and Geeta. So the final arrangement will be. 

Floors

People

8

Neha

7

Arun

6

Prachi

5

Zaheer

4

Ashwani

3

Dravid

2

Geeta

1

Priyanka

ABHII

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· 1 Months ago

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