Directions (Q. 6-12): Study the following information to answer the given questions. A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement. Input: 46 185 310 436 96 217 39 Step I: 4 36 46 185 310 96 217 39 Step II: 436 39 46 185 310 96 217 Step III: 436 39 310 46 185 96 217 Step IV: 43

Step-by-step solution

Here the rule followed is: The numbers are getting arranged in alternate series; one in descending order and the other in ascending order. Step I: The largest of the given numbers comes to the place of first number and the rest shift rightward. Step II: The smallest of the given numbers comes to the place of second number and the rest shift rightward. Step III: The second largest of the given numbers comes to the place of third number and the rest shift rightward. Step IV: The second smallest of the given numbers c