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A number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement:

Input: 84629     57426     76932     27483     49853     62434
Step I: 273     84629     57426     76932     49853     62434
Step II: 53     273     84629     57426     76932     62434
Step III: 572     53     273     84629     76932     62434
Step IV: 23     572     53     273     84629     76932
Step V: 732     23     572     53     273     84629
Step VI: 2     732     23     572     53     273

Step VI is the last step of the given arrangement. Based on the given logic, rearrange the given input.
Input: 63825     49857     38679     72548     45328     95763

Which of the following number is second to the left of fifth number from left end in step IV?

Options

A

37

B

72548

C

532

D

325

E

None of these

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Correct Answer :

Option C

532

Solution :

The correct answer is 532.


Logic and Pattern Analysis:

By analyzing the given illustration step-by-step, we can identify two simultaneous operations taking place at each step:

1. Selection Rule: In each step, the smallest original number remaining in the row is selected.

2. Transformation Rule: The selected number is transformed by extracting only its prime digits (2, 3, 5, 7) while maintaining their original relative order from left to right. Non-prime digits (0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 9) are removed.

3. Placement Rule: The transformed number is placed at the extreme left end of the arrangement, shifting all existing elements to the right.


Applying the Logic to the Given Input:

Given Input numbers: 63825, 49857, 38679, 72548, 45328, 95763

Let's arrange the input numbers in ascending order to determine the selection sequence at each step:

1st smallest: 38679 ⇒ Prime digits: 3, 7 ⇒ Transformed to 37
2nd smallest: 45328 ⇒ Prime digits: 5, 3, 2 ⇒ Transformed to 532
3rd smallest: 49857 ⇒ Prime digits: 5, 7 ⇒ Transformed to 57
4th smallest: 63825 ⇒ Prime digits: 3, 2, 5 ⇒ Transformed to 325
5th smallest: 72548 ⇒ Prime digits: 7, 2, 5 ⇒ Transformed to 725
6th smallest: 95763 ⇒ Prime digits: 5, 7, 3 ⇒ Transformed to 573


Step-by-Step Rearrangement:

Input: 63825    49857    38679    72548    45328    95763
Step I: 37    63825    49857    72548    45328    95763
Step II: 532    37    63825    49857    72548    95763
Step III: 57    532    37    63825    72548    95763
Step IV: 325    57    532    37    72548    95763


Finding the Required Position in Step IV:

In Step IV, counting from the left end:
1st from left: 325
2nd from left: 57
3rd from left: 532
4th from left: 37
5th from left: 72548
6th from left: 95763


The fifth number from the left end is 72548.
The number second to the left of 72548 (i.e. the 3rd number from the left end) is 532.

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