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Direction: Study the following information carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.

(i) A weighs twice as much as B.

(ii) B weighs four and half times as much as C.

(iii) C weighs half as much as D.

(iv) D weighs half as much as E.

(v) E weighs less than A but more than C.

Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of the articles?

A)  A, B, E, D, C    

B)  B, D, E, A, C

C)  A, B, C, D, E     

D)  C, D, E, B, A