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 429, 340, 283, 167, 43, 69, 172, 117. What will be the input?
Options
- A43, 117, 167, 340, 429, 69, 172, 283
- B167, 117, 43, 340, 429, 69, 172, 283
- C43, 117, 167, 340, 429, 172, 69, 283
- 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. In such types the steps prior to the given step cannot be determined.