Question

Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow: Raju is a carpenter. He has five tools with which he works. They are A, B, C, D and E. Each of them has a different weight as given belw:
A weighs twice as much as B
B weighs four and a half times as much as C
C weighs half as much as D
D weighs half as much as E
E weighs less than A but more than C
Which of the following represents the descending order of weights of tools?

• A. B, D, E, A, C
• B. A, B, E, D, C
• C. B, D, E, C, A
• D. E, C, D, A, B

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

A, B, E, D, C

Let the weight of tool C is x
Then the weights of other tools in terms of x are as follow

Tool	A	B	C	D	E
Weight	9x	4.5x	x	2x	4x

Clearly from above table A, B, E, D, C represents the descending order of weights of tools