Question
Seven persons (D, E, F, G, H, I, and J) have different
number of chocolates. Only G has more chocolates than H. I has more chocolates than J and D. D has more chocolates than F. J has less chocolates than F. E has more chocolates than I. Who has the 3rd highest number of chocolates?Solution
Only G has more chocolates than H. E has more chocolates than I. D has more chocolates than F. I has more chocolates than J and D. J has less chocolates than F. We get G has the highest and H has the 2 nd highest number of chocolates. We get E has the 3 rd highest number of chocolates, D has the 4 th highest number of chocolates. From clue 5, we get J has the lowest number of chocolates, and F has the 2nd lowest number of chocolates. The correct order of number of chocolates are: G > H > E > I > D > F > J E has the 3rd highest number of chocolates.
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