Six persons P, Q, R, T, U and V were born on different dates in March: 20, 21,…
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Six persons P, Q, R, T, U and V were born on different dates in March: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28.
T was born on an even-numbered date. Four dates are between T and V.
Three dates are between R and V. R was born either five persons before or five persons after U.
One person was born between U and P, who is not the eldest and not the youngest.
Q was born on an odd-numbered date but not on a prime-numbered date.
U was born before Q, U is not the eldest person, and Q was not born on a date that is a multiple of 3.
The final order is U-22 March, V-23 March, P-24 March, Q-25 March, R-27 March and T-28 March.
How many persons were born between P and R?
Answer: C. One — From the date arrangement, P was born on 24 March and R on 27 March. Only Q, born on 25 March, lies between them because no person is born on 26 March.…
- A.
Two
- B.
Four
- C.
One
- D.
Three
- E.
Five
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Correct answer: C
From the date arrangement, P was born on 24 March and R on 27 March. Only Q, born on 25 March, lies between them because no person is born on 26 March. Therefore exactly one person was born between P and R.