Examine the details provided below and answer the following question:
Seven folders A, B, C, D, E, F, G are stacked one on top of another, but not necessarily in the same order.
Folder D is positioned at the bottommost level. Folder C is placed directly above folder E. The number of folders between B and G is equal to the number of folders between E and G. Folder B is located immediately below folder F. There are exactly three folders between F and C, and folder F is positioned somewhere above folder C.
Which of the following folders is placed immediately above folder E?
Correct Answer :
Folder C
Solution :
Correct Answer: Folder C
Let's deduce the order of the seven folders step-by-step from bottom (position 1) to top (position 7):
1. Folder D is at the bottommost level:
Position 1 = Folder D.
2. Folder F and Folder C arrangement:
Folder F is positioned somewhere above Folder C, and there are exactly three folders between F and C.
This means the relative positions are: F _ _ _ C.
Folder C is placed directly above Folder E, which gives: F _ _ _ C E.
Since Folder E is directly below C, this block of 6 folders requires 6 consecutive positions.
3. Determining the exact positions:
Since Position 1 is occupied by D, the remaining 6 positions (Positions 2 through 7) must be occupied by the block F _ _ _ C E.
Therefore:
Position 7 = Folder F
Position 6 = Folder B (since B is immediately below F)
Position 5 = Folder G / A
Position 4 = Folder G / A
Position 3 = Folder C
Position 2 = Folder E
Position 1 = Folder D
4. Verifying Folder G and B positions:
The number of folders between B and G equals the number of folders between E and G.
Since E is at Position 2 and B is at Position 6, Folder G must be placed at Position 4 (middle position between 2 and 6, so there is 1 folder between B and G, and 1 folder between E and G).
Thus, Folder A takes Position 5.
The complete order from top to bottom (7 to 1) is:
Position 7: Folder F
Position 6: Folder B
Position 5: Folder A
Position 4: Folder G
Position 3: Folder C
Position 2: Folder E
Position 1: Folder D
Looking at Position 3 and Position 2, Folder C is placed at Position 3, which is directly/immediately above Folder E (Position 2).
Therefore, the folder placed immediately above folder E is Folder C.
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