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RRB Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held on: 19 September 2020 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning
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Question 1741

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Seven people named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting in a row facing north but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third from one of the extreme ends. Two people sit between A and B. C sits at the immediate left of B. F sits fourth to the left of B. G sits third to the right of E. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Who among the following sits at the left end of the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    A

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

D

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1) A sits third from one of the extreme ends.

2) Two people sit between A and B.

Case 1:

AB

 

Case 2:

BA

4) F sits fourth to the left of B.

3) C sits at the immediate left of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

ACB

5) G sits third to the right of E.

  1. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

DFAECBG

 

Hence D sits at the left end of the row.

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Question 1742

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2020• Reasoning• Reasoning

Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Seven people named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting in a row facing north but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third from one of the extreme ends. Two people sit between A and B. C sits at the immediate left of B. F sits fourth to the left of B. G sits third to the right of E. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Who is sitting in the middle of the row?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (e)E.

E

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1) A sits third from one of the extreme ends.

2) Two people sit between A and B.

Case 1:

AB

 

Case 2:

BA

4) F sits fourth to the left of B.

3) C sits at the immediate left of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

ACB

5) G sits third to the right of E.

  1. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

DFAECBG

 

Hence E is sitting in the middle of the row.

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Question 1743

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Seven people named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting in a row facing north but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third from one of the extreme ends. Two people sit between A and B. C sits at the immediate left of B. F sits fourth to the left of B. G sits third to the right of E. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

What is the position of F with respect to C?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    Second to the right

  3. COption (c)

    Immediate right

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the left

  5. EOption (e)

    Fourth to the right

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Answer: (a)A.

Third to the left

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1) A sits third from one of the extreme ends.

2) Two people sit between A and B.

Case 1:

AB

 

Case 2:

BA

4) F sits fourth to the left of B.

3) C sits at the immediate left of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

ACB

5) G sits third to the right of E.

  1. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

DFAECBG

 

Hence F sits third to the left of C.

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Question 1744

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Seven people named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting in a row facing north but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third from one of the extreme ends. Two people sit between A and B. C sits at the immediate left of B. F sits fourth to the left of B. G sits third to the right of E. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Who is sitting fourth to the right of A?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

G

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1) A sits third from one of the extreme ends.

2) Two people sit between A and B.

Case 1:

AB

 

Case 2:

BA

4) F sits fourth to the left of B.

3) C sits at the immediate left of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

ACB

5) G sits third to the right of E.

  1. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

DFAECBG

 

Hence G sits fourth to the right of A.

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Question 1745

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Directions: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Seven people named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting in a row facing north but not necessarily in the same order. A sits third from one of the extreme ends. Two people sit between A and B. C sits at the immediate left of B. F sits fourth to the left of B. G sits third to the right of E. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Who are the immediate neighbours of E?

  1. AOption (a)

    BC

  2. BOption (b)

    AC

  3. COption (c)

    DG

  4. DOption (d)

    FG

  5. EOption (e)

    CG

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

AC

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

1) A sits third from one of the extreme ends.

2) Two people sit between A and B.

Case 1:

AB

 

Case 2:

BA

4) F sits fourth to the left of B.

3) C sits at the immediate left of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

ACB

5) G sits third to the right of E.

  1. E does not sit any of the extreme ends.

Thus, the final arrangement is as follows:

DFAECBG

 

Hence A and C are the immediate neighbours of E.

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Question 1746

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G have their interviews scheduled for a job at different times in a day.

Only D has an interview scheduled before F. There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C. There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

How many interview(s) are scheduled after the interview of A?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Four

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

1) Only D has an interview scheduled before F.

2) There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C.

In the below table, the person at the top has the earliest scheduled interview followed by the ones after him.

D
F
C

 

3) There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B.

Case 1:

D
F
A
C
B

 

Case 2:

D
F
B
C
A

 

4)Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

Thus, the final order is:

D
F
A
C
E
B
G

 

Hence four interviews are scheduled after the interview of A.

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Question 1747

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G have their interviews scheduled for a job at different times in a day.

Only D has an interview scheduled before F. There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C. There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Whose interview is scheduled at the last?

  1. AOption (a)

    A 

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    D

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Answer: (d)D.

G

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

1) Only D has an interview scheduled before F.

2) There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C.

In the below table, the person at the top has the earliest scheduled interview followed by the ones after him.

D
F
C

 

3) There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. 

Case 1:

D
F
A
C
B

 

Case 2:

D
F
B
C
A

 

4)Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

Thus, the final order is:

D
F
A
C
E
B
G

 

Hence the interview of G is scheduled at the last.

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Question 1748

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G have their interviews scheduled for a job at different times in a day.

Only D has an interview scheduled before F. There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C. There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

The number of interviews scheduled between the interviews of F and B is ________

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

1) Only D has an interview scheduled before F.

2) There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C.

In the below table, the person at the top has the earliest scheduled interview followed by the ones after him.

D
F
C

 

3) There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. 

Case 1:

D
F
A
C
B

 

Case 2:

D
F
B
C
A

 

4)Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

Thus, the final order is:

D
F
A
C
E
B
G

 

Hence the number of interviews scheduled between the interviews of F and B is three.

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Question 1749

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G have their interviews scheduled for a job at different times in a day.

Only D has an interview scheduled before F. There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C. There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Whose interview is scheduled immediately before the interview of C?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    D

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    F

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

1) Only D has an interview scheduled before F.

2) There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C.

In the below table, the person at the top has the earliest scheduled interview followed by the ones after him.

D
F
C

 

3) There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. 

Case 1:

D
F
A
C
B

 

Case 2:

D
F
B
C
A

 

4)Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

Thus, the final order is:

D
F
A
C
E
B
G

 

Hence the interview of A is scheduled immediately before the interview of C

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Question 1750

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Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions asked below.

Seven people, namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G have their interviews scheduled for a job at different times in a day.

Only D has an interview scheduled before F. There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C. There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

The number of interviews before the interview of E is same as the number of interviews after the interview of ________

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

Why this answer is correct

7 people: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

1) Only D has an interview scheduled before F.

2) There are three interviews scheduled after the interview of C.

In the below table, the person at the top has the earliest scheduled interview followed by the ones after him.

D
F
C

 

3) There are two interviews scheduled between the interviews of A and B. 

Case 1:

D
F
A
C
B

 

Case 2:

D
F
B
C
A

 

4)Interview of E is not scheduled after the interview of G who has an interview immediately after that of B.

Therefore, case 2 gets eliminated.

Thus, the final order is:

D
F
A
C
E
B
G

 

Hence the number of interviews before the interview of E is the same as the number of interviews after the interview of A.

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Question 1751

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How many pairs of letters are there in the word “PROBLEM” each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series in both forward and backward directions?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    More than Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Word: PROBLEM

The alphabets are positioned as in the following order,

The given word can be represented as follows,

Backward: PL and RM

Hence, there are two such pairs.

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Question 1752

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If in the word JUNIOR all the letters are arranged alphabetically, then the position of how many letter/letters will remain unchanged?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One

Why this answer is correct

Word: JUNIOR

Thus, only position of N remains unchanged.

Hence, one is the answer.

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Question 1753

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £$

If all the symbols in the above arrangement are replaced with digit ‘0’, then which of the following will be tenth from right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    0

  2. BOption (b)

    5

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    2

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

5

Why this answer is correct

Given series:

Left side S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £ Right side

  1. If all the symbols in the above arrangement are replaced with digit ‘0’,

Left side S Y 0 1 8 O 9 W A 0 4 6 E 0 2 0 U 5 T 0 B 0 N 3 0 7 0 Right side

Tenth from right side is 5

Hence, 5 is the correct answer$.

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Question 1754

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £$

If all the vowels in the above arrangement are dropped, then how many numbers will be immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

One

Why this answer is correct

Given series:

Left side S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £ Right side

  1. If all the vowels in the above arrangement are dropped, then numbers that will be immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant:

Required order is: Symbol → Number → Consonant

Left side S Y % 1 8 9 W & 4 6 * 2 @ 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £ Right side

Hence, there is only one number which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant: @ 5 T

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Question 1755

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £$

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    @ T #

  2. BOption (b)

    W 4 6

  3. COption (c)

    Y 1 O

  4. DOption (d)

    $ © 7$

  5. EOption (e)

    9 & 4

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Y 1 O

Why this answer is correct

Given series:

Left side S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £ Right side

Here, the group is formed in which second element is third to the right of the first element, and the third element is to the immediate right of the second element:

  1. @ T # → S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £

  2. W 4 6 → S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £

  3. Y 1 O → S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £ (As 1 is second to the right of Y and O is second o the right of 1)

  4. $ © 7 → S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B **$** N 3 © 7 £

  5. 9 & 4 → S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £

Y 1 O does not belong to the group.

Hence, Y 1 O is the correct answer$.

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Question 1756

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Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £$

How many such alphabets are there in the above arrangement each of which is not immediately followed by a symbol?

  1. AOption (a)

    Six

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Five

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Five

Why this answer is correct

Given series:

Left side S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £ Right side

  1. Alphabets in the above arrangement each of which is not immediately followed by a symbol:

The required order is: Alphabet→ Number/ Alphabet

S Y % 1 8 O 9 W A & 4 6 E * 2 @ U 5 T # B $ N 3 © 7 £

Hence, there are five alphabets in the above arrangement each of which is not immediately followed by a symbol: S Y, O 9, W A, U 5, N 3

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Question 1757

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Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below:

654 483 635 928 519

If first and third digits of each number are interchanged then what is the sum of the highest and the second lowest number thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    1400

  2. BOption (b)

    1371

  3. COption (c)

    1467

  4. DOption (d)

    1208

  5. EOption (e)

    1582

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

1371

Why this answer is correct

Given numbers:

654 483 635 928 519

Interchanging first and third digits, we get: 456 384 536 829 915

The highest number is 915 and the second lowest number is 456.

915 + 456 = 1371

Hence, 1371 is the sum of the highest and the second lowest number.

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Question 1758

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Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below:

654 483 635 928 519

If 2 is subtracted from all the given numbers then how many numbers are there in the new arrangement which are multiples of 3?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    None

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

One

Why this answer is correct

Given numbers:

654 483 635 928 519

On subtracting 2 from the given numbers, we get: 652 481 633 926 517

Hence, only one number i.e., 633 is a multiple of 3 which is obtained from 635.

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Question 1759

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Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below:

654 483 635 928 519

What is the product of the highest digit of the fourth highest number and the lowest digit of the highest number?

  1. AOption (a)

    18

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    6

  4. DOption (d)

    24

  5. EOption (e)

    15

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

18

Why this answer is correct

Given numbers:

654 483 635 928 519

Arranging the numbers in decreasing order.

928, 654, 635, 519, 483

First highest - 928

Second highest - 654

Third highest - 635

Fourth highest - 519

Fifth highest or youngest - 483

The fourth highest number is 519 and its highest digit is 9.

The highest number is 928 and its lowest digit is 2.

The multiplication is: 9 × 2 = 18

Hence, 18 is the product of the numbers.

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Question 1760

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Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below:

654 483 635 928 519

If the digits of each number are arranged in ascending order within the numbers, then what is the difference between the highest and the lowest number thus formed?

  1. AOption (a)

    286

  2. BOption (b)

    197

  3. COption (c)

    397

  4. DOption (d)

    315

  5. EOption (e)

    297

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

297

Why this answer is correct

Given numbers:

654 483 635 928 519

On arranging the digits in ascending order within the number, we get: 456 348 356 289 159

The highest number is 456 and the lowest number is 159.

456 – 159 = 297

Hence, 297 is the resultant.

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