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Six experts – P, Q, R, S, T, and U – delivered presentations on six different tech gadgets – Smartwatch, Tablet, Headphones, Laptop, Drone, and Camera – one after another, but not necessarily in the same order.
Three persons presented between Q, who brought a Smartwatch, and the person who brought a Drone. U presented immediately after the person who brought a Drone. The person who brought Headphones presented two places before the person who brought a Drone. T presented immediately before P. S presented after the person who brought a Tablet but before R. The person who brought a Laptop presented before the one who brought a Camera.
The number of presentations delivered between T and the person who brought a Camera is one more than the number of presentations delivered after the person who brought _______.
Correct Answer :
Laptop
Solution :
Correct Answer: Laptop
Let us determine the order of presentation (positions 1 to 6) and the gadget assigned to each expert based on the given clues:
1. Q brought a Smartwatch, and 3 persons presented between Q and the person who brought a Drone.
2. U presented immediately after the person who brought a Drone.
3. The person who brought Headphones presented two places before the person who brought a Drone.
From these clues:
- If the person with the Drone were at position 2, Headphones would be at position 0, which is invalid.
- If the person with the Drone were at position 6, U could not present immediately after.
- Therefore, the person with the Drone presented at position 5.
- Consequently, Q (who brought a Smartwatch) presented at position 1 (with positions 2, 3, and 4 between positions 1 and 5).
- U presented at position 6 (immediately after position 5).
- The person with Headphones presented at position 3 (position 5 - 2 = 3).
4. T presented immediately before P.
5. S presented after the person who brought a Tablet but before R.
6. The person who brought a Laptop presented before the one who brought a Camera.
Placing experts into the remaining positions:
- Since T is immediately before P, the pair (T, P) must occupy adjacent positions.
- If (T, P) occupies positions 2 and 3, P is at position 3 (who brought Headphones) and T is at position 2.
- Positions 4 and 5 remain for S and R. Since S presented before R, S is at position 4 and R is at position 5.
- Tablet was presented before S (position 4), so T at position 2 brought the Tablet.
- The remaining gadgets for positions 4 and 6 are Laptop and Camera. Since Laptop was presented before Camera, S (position 4) brought the Laptop, and U (position 6) brought the Camera.
Final Arrangement (Position 1 to 6):
Position 1: Q (Smartwatch)
Position 2: T (Tablet)
Position 3: P (Headphones)
Position 4: S (Laptop)
Position 5: R (Drone)
Position 6: U (Camera)
Evaluating the Question:
- T is at position 2, and the person who brought a Camera (U) is at position 6.
- The number of presentations between T (position 2) and Camera (position 6) is 3 (positions 3, 4, and 5).
- 3 is one more than 2.
- We need the gadget such that exactly 2 presentations are delivered after it.
- The gadget at position 4 has 2 presentations delivered after it (positions 5 and 6).
- The person at position 4 brought a Laptop.
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