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Seven persons D, J, L, M, P, S and U live on seven floor apartment in which bottommost floor is number 1 and topmost floor is number 7 and each person like one different colour which are Black, Blue, Pink, Red, Violet, White and Yellow but not necessarily in same order. Neither S nor U likes Yellow or White colour. U lives one of the floors above D but not immediately above. M lives three floors above the person who likes white colour but not on top floor. P likes either Violet or Red. The person who likes Pink colour lives above the floor of U. L does not like Red or Black colour. J likes either Blue or Yellow. As many person lives above S as many below J. Neither U nor D likes Violet or Blue colour. U lives immediately above the person who like Yellow colour. P does not live below the floor of the person who like Pink colour. S does not live below the floor of the person who likes Black colour. The person who likes Red colour does not live adjacent floor to the one who likes Blue colour. Neither White nor Pink colour is liked by D.
How many person live between the person who likes Violet colour and D ?
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Download Solution PDFGiven person D, J, L, M, P, S and U ; given colours are Black, Blue, Pink, Red, Violet, White and Yellow.
1) As many persons live above S as many live below J.
2) S does not live below the floor of the person who likes Black colour.
3) M lives three floors above the person who likes White colour but not on top floor.
4) J likes either Yellow or Blue whereas S does not like Yellow or White colour.
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5) U lives one of the floors above D but not immediately above.
6) U lives immediately above the person who likes Yellow colour.
7) Neither U nor S likes Yellow or White colour.
8) Neither White nor Pink colour is liked by D.
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Yellow |
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Yellow |
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Yellow |
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9) The person who likes Pink colour lives above the floor of U. So, case 4(b), 5 are eliminated.
10) P does not live below the floor of the person who likes Pink colour. Therefore, case 1, 2, 6 are eliminated.
11) J likes either Yellow or Blue colour. So, case 4(a) is eliminated.
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P |
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S |
Pink |
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U |
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M |
Yellow |
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D |
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J |
Blue |
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L |
White |
12) P likes either Violet or Red.
13) Neither U nor D likes Violet or Blue colour. So, P likes Violet colour.
14) The person who likes Red colour does not live adjacent to the one who likes Blue colour. Therefore, U likes Red colour and D likes Black colour. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows
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Colour |
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7 |
P |
Violet |
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S |
Pink |
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5 |
U |
Red |
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M |
Yellow |
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3 |
D |
Black |
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J |
Blue |
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1 |
L |
White |
Hence, three persons live between the person who likes Violet colour i.e. P and D.
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