Directions: Read the instructions carefully and answer the question below.A, B, C, D and E are five cars while P, Q and R are three motorcy… — Answer & Discussion

Directions: Read the instructions carefully and answer the question below.
A, B, C, D and E are five cars while P, Q and R are three motorcycles. C is costlier than D and Q but cheaper than B. Among the cars, A is not the costliest. D is cheaper than E and there is no car whose costlies between the costs of these two. Q is costlier than R but cheaper than P. No two vehicles have the same cost.
Which of the following cars cannot stand exactly in the middle position among cars as far as their cost is concerned?

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5 cars: A, B, C, D and E

3 motorcycles: P, Q and R

1) C is costlier than D and Q but cheaper than B.

Car/Motorcycle

Costliest

Cars

B

C

D

Motorcycles

(2) Among the cars, A is not the costliest.

(3) D is cheaper than E and there is no car whose cost lies between the costs of these two.

Car/Motorcycle

Costliest

Cars

B

C

E

D

Motorcycles

(4) E is faster than three of the cars and all the motorcycles.

Car/Motorcycle

Costliest

Cars

B

C

E

D

Motorcycles

(5) Q is costlier than R but cheaper than P.

Car/Motorcycle

Costliest

Cars

B

C

E

D

Motorcycles

P

Q

R

Cars according to their cost: B > C > D > E No car can come between D and E and A cannot be the costliest. So possible case:

Case 1 - B - A - C - E - D

Case 2 - B - C - A - E - D

Case 3 - B - C - E - D - A

Hence, B and D cannot come in the middle.