A, B and C are three girls who go to buy six items: P, Q, R, S, T and U. Each of them buys two…
B buys Q and U. A has R and T, and because A buys R, B can buy neither P nor S. The items left are P, Q, S and U, so B must take Q and U. Because B buys Q, C may buy neither…
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A, B and C are three girls who go to buy six items: P, Q, R, S, T and U. Each of them buys two different items in such a way that if A buys R, then B buys neither P nor S, and if B buys Q, then C buys neither U nor T.
If A buys R and T, then B buys:
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Correct answer B
B buys Q and U. A has R and T, and because A buys R, B can buy neither P nor S. The items left are P, Q, S and U, so B must take Q and U. Because B buys Q, C may buy neither U nor T, and C indeed gets P and S, so the arrangement is consistent. Every pair containing P or S is ruled out for B.
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Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)