Puppies Pen Placement Puzzle
XAT 2010 · DM · Medium · Analytical Reasoning
Passage / data set
Questions are based on a set of conditions. In answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.
In a local pet store, seven puppies wait to be introduced to their new owners. The puppies, named Ashlen, Blakely, Custard, Daffy, Earl, Fala and Gabino, are all kept in two available pens. Pen 1 holds three puppies, and pen 2 holds four puppies.
- If Gabino is kept in pen 1, then Daffy is not kept in pen 2.
- If Daffy is not kept in pen 2, then Gabino is kept in pen 1.
- If Ashlen is kept in pen 2, then Blakely is not kept in pen 2.
- If Blakely is kept in pen 1, then Ashlen is not kept in pen 1.
Question 1 of 3
Which of the following groups of puppies could be in pen 2?
- A.
Gabino, Daffy, Custard, Earl.
- B.
Blakely, Gabino, Ashlen, Daffy.
- C.
Ashlen, Gabino, Earl, Custard.
- D.
Blakely, Custard, Earl, Fala.
- E.
Gabino, Ashlen, Fala, Earl.
Question 2 of 3
If Earl shares a pen with Fala, then which of the following MUST be true?
- A.
Gabino is in pen 1 with Daffy.
- B.
Custard is in pen 2.
- C.
Blakely is in pen 2 and Fala is in pen 1.
- D.
Earl is in pen 1.
- E.
Gabino shares a pen with Blakely.
Question 3 of 3
If Earl and Fala are in different pens, then which of the following must NOT be true?
- A.
Fala shares a pen with Custard.
- B.
Gabino shares a pen with Ashlen.
- C.
Earl is in a higher-numbered pen than Blakely.
- D.
Blakely shares pen 2 with Earl and Daffy.
- E.
Custard is in a higher numbered pen than Fala.
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