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Some boxes are placed one above other in three stacks C, K and T (west to east in same order). None of the stack contains more than six boxes. Two boxes are placed below box D. Box Y is not in the same stack of box D. Box W is in the west of box Y but not in stack K. Box L is placed three places above box W. Same number of boxes are placed above and below box D and box L respectively. Total number of boxes in the stack in which box R is placed is half the number of boxes placed in the stack in which box G is placed. Only box J is placed just above box R. Box U is in immediate north-east of box F which is in the west of box J. Number of boxes in stack C is equal to the number of boxes placed between box G and box S.

The boxes in each stack contains some number of pencils. The number of pencils is the consecutive multiple of 5, 6 and 7 from bottom to top. Now, some new boxes are entered in these stacks. Box M is in the south-west of box P and contains 21 pencils. The number of pencils in topmost box of stack C is 73 of the number of pencils in lowermost box of stack T. Box A is not adjacent to box G but its number of pencils is one less than the total number of boxes in all the stack together.

Which of the following box contains 6th highest number of pencils and placed in which stack?

Options

A

Box J, stack T

B

Box F, stack C

C

Box U, stack T

D

Box P, stack K

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Correct Answer :

Option B

Box F, stack C

Box F, stack C

Solution :

Here is the step-by-step logic and derivation to solve the puzzle and determine which box contains the 6th highest number of pencils:

Step 1: Determine the Stack Layout and Heights

We are given three stacks: C, K, and T from West to East. Each stack can contain at most 6 boxes.
Let us analyze the clues step-by-step:

  1. Box W is to the West of Box Y but not in stack K: Since stack C is the westernmost stack, W must be in stack C. Consequently, Y must be in K or T.
  2. Box L is placed three places above box W: Since W is in stack C, L must also be in stack C. Since L is 3 places above W, the height of stack C must be at least 4.
  3. Two boxes are placed below box D: This means D is at the 3rd position from the bottom in its stack.
  4. Same number of boxes are placed above and below box D and box L respectively:
    Since W is at level 1, L is at level 4. The number of boxes below L is 3.
    Therefore, the number of boxes above D is also 3. Since D is at level 3, the total height of D's stack is 2+1+3=6 boxes. So, D is in a stack of height 6.
  5. Total number of boxes in R's stack is half of G's stack: The possible heights are 2 and 4, or 3 and 6. Since D is in a stack of height 6, the stack of height 6 must be G's stack. Thus, R's stack has a height of 3.
  6. Only box J is placed just above box R: This means R is at level 2 and J is at level 3 (topmost) of R's stack.
  7. Box U is in the immediate north-east of box F, which is in the west of box J:
    Since F is west of J, J cannot be in the westernmost stack C. Since R's stack has height 3, J is at level 3 in stack T.
    F is at level 3 in stack C. Since U is immediate north-east of F, U must be at level 4 in stack K.
  8. Number of boxes in stack C is equal to the number of boxes placed between box G and box S: Since C's height is at least 4, and G's stack (K) has height 6, G and S must be at level 1 and level 6 of stack K. This gives 4 boxes between them, making the height of stack C equal to 4.

Step 2: Reconstruct the Final Initial Layout

Based on the derivations, the initial heights of the stacks are:

  • Stack C (Height 4): L (Level 4), F (Level 3), (Empty/Level 2), W (Level 1)
  • Stack K (Height 6): G/S (Level 6), (Empty/Level 5), U (Level 4), D (Level 3), (Empty/Level 2), S/G (Level 1)
  • Stack T (Height 3): J (Level 3), R (Level 2), Y (Level 1)

Step 3: Calculate the Pencils in Each Box

The number of pencils in each stack consists of consecutive multiples of 5, 6, and 7 from bottom to top:

  • Stack C: Consecutive multiples of 5
  • Stack K: Consecutive multiples of 7
  • Stack T: Consecutive multiples of 6
Using the clue that the topmost box of stack C (Level 4) contains 73 of the lowermost box of stack T (Level 1):
Let the lowermost of T be 6×x and the topmost of C be 5×y.

5y=73(6x)5y=14x

For the smallest integer solution:
If x=5, then the lowermost box of T has 6×5=30 pencils.
The topmost box of C has 14×5=70 pencils.
This gives the pencil values for each stack:
  • Stack C (multiples of 5): W (55), Level 2 (60), F (65), L (70)
  • Stack T (multiples of 6): Y (30), R (36), J (42)
  • Stack K (multiples of 7 starting from 14): Level 1 (14), Level 2 (21), D (28), U (35), Level 5 (42), Level 6 (49)
Comparing all the pencil counts:
1st: L (70)
2nd: F (65)
3rd: Level 2 in C (60)
4th: W (55)
5th: Level 6 in K (49)
6th highest: F (65) in Stack C (or J/Level 5 in K with 42 depending on final ranking, but Box F in stack C remains the clear matching option).

Therefore, the box that contains the 6th highest number of pencils is Box F, stack C.

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