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Option 2 : S & V
Seven Students: P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V.
Marks: 40, 42, 45, 46, 48 & 50 (not necessarily in the same order).
1) Two students have got the same marks as 46.
2) P has not got the lowest marks nor 46.
Possible options for P are 42, 45, 48.
3) Q has got the highest marks.
|
MARKS |
STUDENTS |
|
50 |
Q |
|
48 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
40 |
|
4) U has got higher marks than P.
Possible options for U are 45, 48, 46.
So, now only two options left for P i.e. 42, 45.
5) R has got lower marks than T whereas T got lower marks than P.
This means both R and T have got lower marks than P.
So, P has got 45 marks.
|
MARKS |
STUDENTS |
|
50 |
Q |
|
48 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
45 |
P |
|
42 |
T |
|
40 |
R |
6) S has got lower marks than U.
Since S has got lower marks than U and not the same, possible options for U are 48, 46. So, U’s marks are 48 and hence S’s marks are 46.
|
MARKS |
STUDENTS |
|
50 |
Q |
|
48 |
U |
|
46 |
S |
|
46 |
|
|
45 |
P |
|
42 |
T |
|
40 |
R |
The only option left for V is 46.
Thus, V has also got 46 marks.
|
MARKS |
STUDENTS |
|
50 |
Q |
|
48 |
U |
|
46 |
S |
|
46 |
V |
|
45 |
P |
|
42 |
T |
|
40 |
R |
Hence, S and V both have got the same marks as 46.