Seven people, A, B, C, D, E, F and G, want to go boating. Only two boats are available, and their seating must follow these rules:
(I) A will go in the same boat as E.
(II) F cannot go in the same boat as C, unless D also joins them.
(III) Neither B nor C can be placed in the same boat as G.
(IV) A single boat can carry a maximum of four people.
If E is in the same boat as F, which of the following is the complete and accurate list of people in the other boat?
(I) A will go in the same boat as E.
(II) F cannot go in the same boat as C, unless D also joins them.
(III) Neither B nor C can be placed in the same boat as G.
(IV) A single boat can carry a maximum of four people.
If E is in the same boat as F, which of the following is the complete and accurate list of people in the other boat?
Show Hint
- F and E
- G and A
- D and A
- C, D and B
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Rule I keeps A and E together always. Since E sits with F here, the boat already has A, E and F, three people so far.
Step 2: Test adding C to this boat.
If C joined A, E, F, rule II would force D in too, since F and C cannot share a boat alone. That gives five people, A, E, F, C, D, which breaks the four person cap in rule IV. So C cannot join this boat.
Step 3: Test adding B or D alone.
If B alone joined without C, the remaining three, C, D, G, would end up in the other boat together, but rule III bans C from sitting with G, so that fails. If D alone joined, the remaining three, B, C, G, would sit together, again breaking rule III since B and C cannot sit with G. Both attempts fail.
Step 4: Add G instead.
If G joins A, E, F, the boat is full at four people. The leftover three, B, C and D, go to the other boat, and this boat has no G, so rule III is satisfied for both B and C. No other rule is broken either.
Final Answer:
The only seating that satisfies every rule places A, E, F, G in one boat and leaves C, D and B in the other. \[ \boxed{\text{C, D and B}} \]
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Miss Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Minhas and Mr. Brar need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Miss Harsha is a senior employee and has to be allotted office number 5, having the biggest window. Mr. Dongre requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Tanjore, Mr. Minhas and Mr. Dongre are all smokers. Miss Harsha finds tobacco smoke allergic and consequently the offices next to hers are to be occupied by non-smokers. Unless specifically stated, all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.
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Miss Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Minhas and Mr. Brar need adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Miss Harsha is a senior employee and has to be allotted office number 5, having the biggest window. Mr. Dongre requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Tanjore, Mr. Minhas and Mr. Dongre are all smokers. Miss Harsha finds tobacco smoke allergic and consequently the offices next to hers are to be occupied by non-smokers. Unless specifically stated, all the employees maintain an atmosphere of silence during office hours.
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(I) A will go in the same boat as E.
(II) F cannot go in the same boat as C, unless D also joins them.
(III) Neither B nor C can be placed in the same boat as G.
(IV) A single boat can carry a maximum of four people.
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