Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H live on different floors of an eight-floor building, numbered 1 to 8 from bottom to top. One person lives on each floor but not necessarily in the given order.
G lives five floors above C. As many floors are there below C’s floor as above B’s floor. Three floors are there between the floors of B and D. F lives two floors away D. E does not live above H. A doesn’t live on prime numbered floor.
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
I. G lives on the topmost floor.
II. Two persons live between E and C.
III. B lives on a floor below H’s floor.
Correct Answer :
Only II
Solution :
To determine which of the statements are incorrect, let us analyze the clues step-by-step to find the floor arrangement of the eight persons (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H) from floor 1 to floor 8.
Step 1: Determine the positions of G, C, and B
Clue 1: G lives five floors above C.
This means:
The possible pairs for are:
Case A: ,
Case B: ,
Case C: ,
Clue 2: As many floors are there below C’s floor as above B’s floor.
Number of floors below C is . Number of floors above B is .
Therefore:
Now, let's evaluate each case:
• Case A: If and , then .
• Case B: If and , then . However, this means both G and B would live on floor 7, which is a contradiction. Thus, Case B is eliminated.
• Case C: If and , then .
Step 2: Placing D and F
Clue 3: Three floors are there between the floors of B and D.
• For Case A (): D must live on floor 4 (since floors 7, 6, and 5 are between them).
• For Case C (): D must live on floor 2 (since floors 5, 4, and 3 are between them).
Clue 4: F lives two floors away from D.
• For Case A (): F can live on floor 2 or floor 6. Since G is already on floor 6, F must be on floor 2.
• For Case C (): F must live on floor 4 (as floor 0 does not exist).
Step 3: Placing A, E, and H
Clue 5: A doesn't live on a prime numbered floor. The prime numbered floors in an 8-floor building are 2, 3, 5, and 7.
• For Case A:
Current positions: G on 6, C on 1, B on 8, D on 4, F on 2.
The vacant floors are 3, 5, and 7. All of these vacant floors are prime numbers. This leaves no non-prime floor available for A. Therefore, Case A is eliminated.
• For Case C:
Current positions: G on 8, C on 3, B on 6, D on 2, F on 4.
The vacant floors are 1, 5, and 7. Since 1 is not a prime number, A must live on floor 1.
Clue 6: E does not live above H (meaning E lives on a floor below H).
The remaining vacant floors are 5 and 7.
To satisfy , E must live on floor 5 and H must live on floor 7.
Final Floor Arrangement:
Floor 8: G
Floor 7: H
Floor 6: B
Floor 5: E
Floor 4: F
Floor 3: C
Floor 2: D
Floor 1: A
Step 4: Evaluate the Statements
I. G lives on the topmost floor. (G lives on floor 8, which is the topmost floor. Correct)
II. Two persons live between E and C. (E lives on floor 5 and C lives on floor 3. Only one person, F on floor 4, lives between them. Incorrect)
III. B lives on a floor below H’s floor. (B lives on floor 6 and H lives on floor 7. Since 6 is below 7, this is Correct)
Therefore, only statement II is incorrect.
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