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Read the following data and answer the question based on it. Six people A, B, C, D, E and F live in a six-storeyed building, each on one floor. The following statements describe where they stay: (1)…

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Read the following data and answer the question based on it.
Six people A, B, C, D, E and F live in a six-storeyed building, each on one floor. The following statements describe where they stay:
(1) B lives on floor 6
(2) A is equally far from C and E
(3) F is an engineer
(4) D is two floors above F
(5) C does not live next to an engineer
Which of the following is true?
  1. C lives on floor 4
  2. A is exactly between D and F
  3. E is on floor 5
  4. B is on floor 5

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - A is exactly between D and F
B on 6; D two above F. Only F=2, D=4 works with A equidistant from C and E: A=3, C and E on 1 and 5; C cannot be next to F (2), so C=5, E=1. Arrangement E1 F2 A3 D4 C5 B6, so A is exactly between D and F.

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