English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · Logical Reasoning · Puzzles
A number arrangement machine, when given a particular input,...
A number arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input:
Step I:
Step II:
These steps get repeated thereafter. The third step of a given input is 574, 479, 153, 79, 354, 432, 106, 84. What will be step VII for the input?
Options
- A574, 479, 432, 354, 106, 153, 84, 79
- B574, 479, 432, 354, 79, 153, 106, 84
- C574, 479, 432, 354, 153, 106, 79, 84
- D574, 479, 432, 354, 153, 106, 84, 79
Correct answer
C. 574, 479, 432, 354, 153, 106, 79, 84
Step-by-step solution
Here the rule followed is the numbers are getting arranged in descending order.
Step I: The largest of the given numbers interchanges its place with the first number. [In case the largest number is already arranged, the second largest is interchanged with the number next to the largest and so on.]
Step II: The same process as that of step I will happen here but in this step, nos. will be shifted rightwards instead of interchange. Step III: (Given)
Step IV: (The rest shifted)
Step V: (interchanged)
Step VI: (Shifted)
Step VII: