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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
If statement 5 is disregarded, which floor does A stay on?
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 1

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - 3
With B on floor 6 and D two floors above F, only F = 2 and D = 4 leave a floor for A that is equally far from C and E; with F on floor 1 or 3 no such floor exists. So A is on floor 3, with C and E on floors 1 and 5, whether or not statement 5 is used.

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