Question 24
EasyOriginal questionAman: I'm taking the window seat.
Riya: You had it last time.
Aman: Last time was a different train.
Riya: Last time was the same train, going the other way. That's the only .
Aman: Then I'll take it for half the .
Riya: Which half?
Aman: The first half.
Riya: The first half is the station and the . The second half is the river and the hills. You know that.
Aman: Fine. The second half.
Riya: The second half starts at night, you'll be asleep, and I'll be looking at nothing.
Aman: So what do you want?
Riya: I want it from here to the river. Then you can have it.
Aman: That's the good part!
Riya: I know. I had the good part of nothing last time.
Aman: (laughs) All right. But I'm keeping the chips.
Riya: You were always keeping the chips.
How do they settle the argument?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Riya asks for the seat "from here to the river. Then you can have it", and Aman agrees: "All right."
Worth noting
Aman keeps the chips, but that is his part of the deal, not the seating plan itself.
- Concept
- Following a negotiation to its end
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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