Question 54
MediumOriginal questionGopi and Ira are both taller than Hina. Hina is taller than both Jai and Kiran. How many of these five people are taller than Hina?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Taller than Hina: Gopi and Ira. Shorter than Hina: Jai and Kiran.
That accounts for all four others, so exactly 2 are taller than Hina, whatever the order within each pair.
Worth noting
The order of Gopi and Ira, and of Jai and Kiran, is unknown, but the count is fixed. 1 counts only one of Gopi and Ira; 4 counts everyone except Hina.
- Concept
- Counting people above a person in a partial order
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
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