Directions: A word/number arrangement machine is given an input line of words…
2024
Directions: A word/number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers; it arranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and its arrangement:
Input: triangle 45 38 galaxy 93 puzzle 27 velocity rhythm 84
Step I: 88 triangle 45 38 puzzle 27 velocity rhythm 84 aaglxy
Step II: 87 88 triangle 45 38 27 velocity rhythm aaglxy eulpzz
Step III: 40 87 88 triangle 38 27 velocity aaglxy eulpzz hhmrty
Step IV: 41 40 87 88 27 velocity aaglxy eulpzz hhmrty aeiglnrt
Step V: 22 41 40 87 88 aaglxy eulpzz hhmrty aeiglnrt eiocltvy
Based on the above example, rearrange the below input:
Input: shadow 74 19 magnet 52 forest 68 bridge whistle 31
Which element is 6th from the right end in step II?
Answer: C. magnet — The machine moves the highest odd number minus 5 and the next alphabetically ordered word in sorted-letter form in Step I, then the highest even number plus 3…
- A.
whistle
- B.
19
- C.
magnet
- D.
77
- E.
52
Attempted by 5 students.
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Correct answer: C
The machine moves the highest odd number minus 5 and the next alphabetically ordered word in sorted-letter form in Step I, then the highest even number plus 3 and the next word in Step II. For the input, Step II is: 77 26 shadow 19 magnet 52 68 whistle bdegir eforst. The sixth element from the right is magnet.