Question
Six persons R, S, T, U, V and W have different heights.
Who is the second tallest person? Statement I: R is taller than V and U. S is taller than T but shorter than W. R is shorter than S. Statement II: T is shorter than only two persons. S is taller than R but not the tallest. V is taller than only U. The question given below consists of two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and answer the question.Solution
From statement I, R is taller than V and U. S is taller than T but shorter than W. R is shorter than S. We get: W (tallest) > S > T/R > R/T > V/U/T > T/U/V (shortest) From statement I alone, we get S is the second tallest person. From statement II, T is shorter than only two persons. S is taller than R but not the tallest. V is taller than only U. We get: W (tallest) > S > T > R > V > U (shortest) From statement II alone, we get S is the second tallest person. Therefore, data given in either statement I or II alone is sufficient to answer the question. Â
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