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. What will be the sixth step of the following input?
Input: 320, 211, 59, 68, 119, 158, 63
Options
- A59, 211, 320, 119, 68, 158, 63
- B320, 211, 158, 119, 68, 59, 63
- C320, 211, 158, 119, 68, 63, 59
- DCannot be determined
Correct answer
D. Cannot be determined
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. Input:
Step I:
Step II:
Step III:
Since all the nos. are fully arranged in descending order only in three steps hence the machine will not operate on these numbers.