Subject :IMO Class : Class 9
A number arrangement machine when given an input of numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and steps of rearrangement.
Input: 25 280 345 36 93 147 550
Step-I: 550 280 345 36 93 147 25
Step-II: 550 345 280 36 93 147 25
Step-III: 550 345 280 147 93 36 25
Step III is the last step for this input.
What will be the third step for the following input?
Input: 113 18 48 225 462 175 288
A 462 288 48 225 113 175 18
B 462 288 225 175 113 48 18
C 462 225 288 48 113 175 18
D 462 288 225 48 113 175 18
Can anyone explain the logic please?
Ans 1:
Class : Class 9
If you see step 3 carefully then it rearranges the input in DESCENDING ORDER and the if you do it with input 2 then you will find B as the answer not D!!
Ans 2:
Class : Class 9
Ans 3:
Class : Class 9
Observe the first one carefully you will find that they are arranged in ascending order in each step so you will do same in this and your answer will be C option