Question
Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order.
Only two boxes are kept between D and E. Only F is kept above C. No box is kept below E. G is kept at some place below A but at some place above B.
How many boxes are kept below B?
The correct answer is
1
To solve this problem, let's organize the given information step by step.
- Understanding the basics: We have seven boxes: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. These boxes are stacked on top of each other.
- Condition Analysis:
- Only two boxes are between D and E.
- No box is kept below E, which means E must be at the bottom.
- Only F is kept above C, meaning F is directly above C.
- G is somewhere below A but above B.
- Positioning the boxes:
- Since no box is below E, E must occupy the seventh position (from the top).
- This implies D occupies the fourth position, as it needs two boxes between itself and E.
- F is above C, so F and C are consecutive. If D is already in the fourth position, potential placements for F and C are constrained to:
- F is first, C is second or F is second, C is third.
- Now, for G being below A but above B, the only feasible placement is:
- A is in the first position, meaning B and G must be in the remaining positions out of the current state.
- Finally, the sequence needs to consider B in fifth (above E) and G in sixth (between B and E).
- This aligns G below A in position while leaving B in a position below G.
- Box stacking order: Hence, the complete order from top to bottom is:
- 1st: A
- 2nd: F
- 3rd: C
- 4th: D
- 5th: B
- 6th: G
- 7th: E
- Therefore, the answer to the question "How many boxes are kept below B?" is 1 box.
The correct answer is 1.
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