A medical representative plans to visit each of six hospitals — A, B, C, D, E and F — exactly once during the course of one day. He is setting up his schedule for the day according to the following conditions:
i. He must visit A before B and E.
ii. He must visit B before D.
iii. The third hospital he visits must be C.
Which of the following could be the order in which the medical representative visits the six hospitals?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F.
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According to the question, the arrangement is as follows: Option 1: A, F, C, D, E, B This arrangement is wrong as he must visit B before D. Option 2: C, E, A, B, D, F This arrangement is wrong as the third hospital he visits must be C. Option 3: C, F, A, E, D, B This arrangement is wrong as the third hospital he visits must be C and he must visit B before D. Option 4: A, B, C, D, E, F This arrangement is correct and it follows all the orders. Hence, option 4 is the correct answer. |