Question

1. Study the following information and answer the
question given below it.
A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D
and E, each having a different weight.
I. A weighs twice as much as B.
II. B weighs four-and-a-half times as much as C.
III. C weighs half as much as E.
IV. D weighs three fourth of E.
V. E weighs less than A but more than C.
E is lighter in weight than which of the other
two articles ?
(1) A, B (2) D, C
(3) A, C (4) D, B

Answer 1

blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D

and E, each having a different weight.

I. A weighs twice as much as B.

II. B weighs four-and-a-half times as much as C.

III. C weighs half as much as E.

IV. D weighs three fourth of E.

V. E weighs less than A but more than C.

E is lighter in weight than which of the other

two articles ?

(1) A, B (2) D, C

(3) A, C (4) D