Six roads lead to a country. They may be indicated by letters X, Y, Z, and digits 1, 2, 3. When there is a storm, Y is blocked. When there are floods, X, 1, and 2 will be affected. When road 1 is blocked, Z also is blocked. At a time when there are floods and a storm also blows, which road(s) can be used?
Six roads lead to a country. They may be indicated by letters X, Y, Z, and digits 1, 2, 3. When there is a storm, Y is blocked. When there are floods, X, 1, and 2 will be affected. When road 1 is blocked, Z also is blocked. At a time when there are floods and a storm also blows, which road(s) can be used? Correct Answer Only 3
The logic follows here is:
Six roads lead to a country. They may be indicated by letters X, Y, Z, and digits 1, 2, 3.
(i) When there is a storm, Y is blocked.
(ii) When there are floods, X, 1, and 2 will be affected.
(iii) When road 1 is blocked, Z also is blocked.
Using the above information and drawing the tables we get:
| Roads | Blocked by storms | Affected by floods |
| X | Affected | |
| Y | Blocked | |
| Z | Affected | |
| 1 | Affected | |
| 2 | Affected | |
| 3 |
From the table, we can observe:
Due to the storm road Y is blocked.
Due to floods roads X, 1 & 2 are affected.
When road 1 blocked road Z also blocked.
At a time when there are floods and a storm also blows the road 3 is the only road that is not blocked at any of these floods or storms.
Hence, the correct answer is "Only 3".