Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten chocolates are distributed among four people A, B, C and D such that one of them gets one chocolate, another gets two chocolates, the third gets three chocolates and the fourth gets four chocolates. It is known that B gets more chocolates than A, and D gets fewer chocolates than C. |
A) A and C together get at least five chocolates.
B) B and D together get at least four chocolates.
C) A and B together get at least four chocolates.
D) C and D together get at least five chocolates.
E) None of these
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
According to the question B > A ?(i) D < C ?(ii) B getting fewer chocolates than C, could mean one of the following cases: Case 1: C = 4 and B = 3 then (a) D = 2 and A = 1 or, (b) D = 1 and A = 2 Case 2: C = 4 and B = 2 then D = 3 and A =1. In each of the above cases, the statements in options (a), (b) and (d) are necessarily true. The statement only in option (c) is not necessarily true.You need to login to perform this action.
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