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In a building there are certain number of floors each floor has two flats i.e.; flat A is to the west of flat B. U lives on an odd numbered floor but below 7th floor. T lives two floors below U. X lives to the south west of T but not just south west. Three floors gap between S and T. X and S lives in the same named flat. The number of floors between S and X is two more than the numbers of floor between S and R. No one lives to the east of R. J lives to the immediate north west of R. The number of floors below X is same as the number of floors above O who lives just above R floors. K lives two floors below O’s flat. Only one floor gap between W and Q. W lives exactly between the S and U’s floor. S and T didn’t live on the adjacent floor. P lives to the north west of Q and lives on an even numbered floor. P and W live in different named flats. Q lives above S. W and U live in different named flat.

On which of the following floor does J live?

Options

A

12th

B

10th

C

9th

D

7th

E

11th

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Correct Answer :

Option A

12th

12th

Solution :

Based on the provided information, we can determine the floor on which J lives by analyzing the clues step-by-step:

1. Determine the floors of U and T:
- U lives on an odd-numbered floor below the 7th floor, so U can live on floor 5, 3, or 1.
- T lives two floors below U, which means U cannot live on floor 1 or 3 (as that would put T on floor -1 or 1, and X must live southwest of T, meaning there must be floors below T). Thus, U must live on the 5th floor, and T must live on the 3rd floor.
- Since X lives southwest of T, T must live in Flat B, and X must live in Flat A.

2. Determine the floor of X:
- X lives southwest of T but not "just southwest" (which would mean immediately below on the 2nd floor). Therefore, X must live on the 1st floor in Flat A.

3. Determine the floor and flat of S:
- There is a three-floor gap between S and T. Since T is on floor 3, S must live on the 7th floor (gap of floors 4, 5, and 6).
- S and X live in the same named flat. Since X lives in Flat A, S also lives on the 7th floor, Flat A.

4. Determine the floor of R:
- The number of floors between S (7th floor) and X (1st floor) is 5.
- This is 2 more than the number of floors between S and R, which means there are 5 - 2 = 3 floors between S and R.
- This places R on either the 3rd floor or the 11th floor.
- Since no one lives to the east of R, R must live in Flat B. Since T already lives on the 3rd floor in Flat B, R must live on the 11th floor in Flat B.

5. Determine the floor of J:
- J lives to the immediate northwest of R. Since R lives on the 11th floor in Flat B, the immediate northwest position corresponds to the 12th floor in Flat A.
- Therefore, J lives on the 12th floor.

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