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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given below questions.Seven lectures are scheduled to be held in a week. There i…

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given below questions.
Seven lectures are scheduled to be held in a week. There is only one lecture on each of the seven days of the week, starting from Monday to Sunday.Chemistry is taught either on Wednesday or on Saturday. Three lectures are scheduled between Chemistry and English. Two lectures are scheduled to be held between English and Computers. Lecture on Physics is scheduled on the day which is immediately next to the day when lecture on Biology is scheduled. Lecture on Psychology is scheduled to be held after Mathematics (not necessarily immediately after Mathematics). Lecture on Psychology is not scheduled on Saturday or Sunday.
On which of the following days is the lecture on Psychology scheduled?
  • AFriday
  • BMonday
  • CTuesday
  • DThursday
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Discussion 1

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CCommunity
Days – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

1) Chemistry is taught either on Wednesday or on Saturday. Three lectures are scheduled between Chemistry and English.

Therefore, Chemistry is taught on Wednesday and English is taught on Sunday.





Day



Lecture






Monday










Tuesday










Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday










Friday










Saturday










Sunday



English








2) Two lectures are scheduled to be held between English and Computers.

So, Computers is taught on Thursday.





Day



Lecture






Monday










Tuesday










Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday



Computers






Friday










Saturday










Sunday



English








3) Lecture on Physics is scheduled on the day which is immediately next to the day when lecture on Biology is scheduled.

Case i)





Day



Lecture






Monday



Biology






Tuesday



Physics






Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday



Computers






Friday










Saturday










Sunday



English








Case ii)





Day



Lecture






Monday










Tuesday










Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday



Computers






Friday



Biology






Saturday



Physics






Sunday



English








4) Lecture on Psychology is scheduled to be held after Mathematics (not necessarily immediately after Mathematics).

Case i)





Day



Lecture






Monday



Biology






Tuesday



Physics






Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday



Computers






Friday



Mathematics






Saturday



Psychology






Sunday



English








Case ii)





Day



Lecture






Monday



Mathematics






Tuesday



Psychology






Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday



Computers






Friday



Biology






Saturday



Physics






Sunday



English








5) Lecture on Psychology is not scheduled on Saturday or Sunday.

The above condition is not satisfied in case i.

Therefore, the final arrangement will be as shown below:





Day



Lecture






Monday



Mathematics






Tuesday



Psychology






Wednesday



Chemistry






Thursday



Computers






Friday



Biology






Saturday



Physics






Sunday



English
























Hence, Psychology is scheduled on Tuesday.