English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- Logical Reasoning
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- Arithmetic Reasoning
English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · Logical Reasoning · Arithmetic Reasoning
A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, “If you give me...
A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, “If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has.” A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total number of cards is 133, how many cards does B have?
Options
- A22
- B23
- C25
- D35
Correct answer
C. 25
Step-by-step solution
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Therefore, B has~& cards.