Question

Study the following information and answer the question given below it.
A blacksmith has five iron articles A, B, C, D and E, each having a different weight.
(i) A weighs twice as much as B.

(ii) B weighs four and a half times as much as C.
(iii) C weighs half as much D.

(iv) D weighs half as much as E.
(v) E weighs less than A but more than C.

Which of the following is the lightest?

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

C

Let C's weight be $x$.
Then, D's weight is $2x$.
B's weight is $4.5x$ and A's weight is $9x$.

E's weight is $4x$.
So, the order of weights can be $A>B>E>D>C$
Hence C is lightest.