Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Each of the six friends, P, Q, R, S, T and U scored different marks in an examination. R scored more than only P and T. S scored less than only Q, T did not score the least. The one who scored the third highest marks scored 92 marks and T scored 58 marks.Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?a.None of true.b.P scored the maximum marksc.S’s score was definitely less than 70d.There is a possibility that Q scored 79 marks.
Question
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Each of the six friends, P, Q, R, S, T and U scored different marks in an examination. R scored more than only P and T. S scored less than only Q, T did not score the least. The one who scored the third highest marks scored 92 marks and T scored 58 marks.Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?a.None of true.b.P scored the maximum marksc.S’s score was definitely less than 70d.There is a possibility that Q scored 79 marks.
Solution
From the given information, we can deduce the following:
- R scored more than only P and T. This means R scored the third lowest marks.
- S scored less than only Q. This means S scored the second highest marks.
- T did not score the least. This means P scored the least marks.
- The one who scored the third highest marks scored 92 marks. This means R scored 92 marks.
- T scored 58 marks.
From these deductions, we can arrange the scores in descending order as follows: Q, S, U, R, T, P.
Now, let's answer the questions:
a. None of true. - This is false. We have made several true deductions from the given information.
b. P scored the maximum marks - This is false. P scored the least marks.
c. S’s score was definitely less than 70 - This is false. S scored the second highest marks, which is definitely more than 70.
d. There is a possibility that Q scored 79 marks. - This is true. We don't have any information about Q's score, so it could be 79.
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