Order and Ranking - Party Drinking and Leaving

MAT 2018 · Intelligence & Critical Reasoning · Medium · Order and Ranking

Passage / data set

Answer the questions based on the following information:

  • P drank more at the party than W and left later than V.
  • T drank more than P and less than V and left later than P and earlier than S.
  • U drank less than Q and more than V and left later than S.
  • W drank more than R and left earlier than V.

Question 1 of 2

Who left the earliest?

  1. A.

    P

  2. B.

    S

  3. C.

    T

  4. D.

    W

Answer

D

Explanation

Let's establish the departure order from earliest to latest:

  1. W left earlier than V   ⟹  W<V\implies W < V.
  2. P left later than V   ⟹  V<P\implies V < P.
  3. T left later than P and earlier than S   ⟹  P<T<S\implies P < T < S.
  4. U left later than S   ⟹  S<U\implies S < U.

Combining departure times: W<V<P<T<S<UW < V < P < T < S < U. Therefore, W left the earliest.

Question 2 of 2

Who among the following drank the least?

  1. A.

    P

  2. B.

    R

  3. C.

    T

  4. D.

    U

Answer

B

Explanation

Let's establish the drinking order from most to least:

  1. Q drank more than U, U drank more than V   ⟹  Q>U>V\implies Q > U > V.
  2. T drank less than V and more than P   ⟹  V>T>P\implies V > T > P.
  3. P drank more than W   ⟹  P>W\implies P > W.
  4. W drank more than R   ⟹  W>R\implies W > R.

Combining drinking quantities: Q>U>V>T>P>W>RQ > U > V > T > P > W > R. Therefore, R drank the least.

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