CAT 1999 — DILR Question 46
Mixed PracticeEasy
Passage / Data
Directions: Answer the questions based on the following information.
Ten coins are distributed among four people P, Q, R and S such that one of them gets one coin, another gets two coins, the third gets three coins and the fourth gets four coins. It is known that Q gets more coins than P, and S gets fewer coins than R.
If the number of coins distributed to Q is twice the number distributed to P, then which one of the following is necessarily true?
Answer & solution
- A
R gets an even number of coins.
- B
R gets an odd number of coins.
- C
S gets an even number of coins.
S gets an odd number of coins.
Solution
It is given that Q > P and R > S.
Q P R S
4 2 3 1
2 1 4 3
The distribution of coins can be of two types in both the cases, S gets an odd number.