Seven friends, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of the same building, having floors in such a manner that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. M lives on floor number 1. Q lives immediately above M. Only four friends live between the floors of Q and N. Only three friends live between the floors of P and M. R lives immediately below O. Who lives on the sixth floor?
Seven friends, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of the same building, having floors in such a manner that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. M lives on floor number 1. Q lives immediately above M. Only four friends live between the floors of Q and N. Only three friends live between the floors of P and M. R lives immediately below O. Who lives on the sixth floor? Correct Answer S
Seven friends - M, N, O, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of the same building, having floors in such a manner that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2, and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7.
1. M lives on floor number 1.
2. Q lives immediately above M.
3. Only four friends live between the floors of Q and N.
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Floor |
Person |
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7 |
N |
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6 |
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5 |
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4 |
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3 |
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2 |
Q |
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1 |
M |
4. Only three friends live between the floors of P and M.
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Floor |
Person |
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7 |
N |
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6 |
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5 |
P |
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4 |
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3 |
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2 |
Q |
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1 |
M |
5. R lives immediately below O.
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Floor |
Person |
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7 |
N |
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6 |
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5 |
P |
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4 |
O |
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3 |
R |
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2 |
Q |
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1 |
M |
Only one person S is left and only one floor 6 is vacant.
So, S will occupy the vacant position on 6th floor.
The final arrangement will be as shown below:
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Floor |
Person |
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7 |
N |
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6 |
S |
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5 |
P |
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4 |
O |
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3 |
R |
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2 |
Q |
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1 |
M |
S lives on the sixth floor.
Hence, ‘S’ is the correct answer.