Directions for Questions: A word and number arrangement machine when ...
Step I: the word which comes last according to alphabetical order is moved to first position
Step II: highest number is moved to second position
Step III: the word which comes last but one according to alphabetical order is moved to third potion
Step IV: second highest number is moved to fourth potion These steps are continued till all the words are arranged in reverse alphabetical order and numbers in descending order Step III: year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39
Step IV: year 92 ultra 39 15 23 strive house
Step V: year 92 ultra 39 strive 15 23 house
Step VI: year 92 ultra 39 strive 23 15 house
Step VII: year 92 ultra 39 strive 23 house 15 Hence, four more steps are required to complete the rearrangement
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Directions for Questions: A word and number arrangement machine when ...
Explanation:
The given input in Step III is: year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39
To find out the number of steps required to complete the rearrangement, we need to understand the rules followed in each step of the rearrangement.
Rules:
1. The rearrangement is done in a specific pattern, where the first word is moved to the last position in each step.
2. The numbers are arranged in ascending order, while the words remain unchanged.
3. If there are multiple words or numbers, they are arranged in alphabetical or numerical order respectively.
Step by Step Explanation:
Input: year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39
Step I: 15 year 92 ultra 23 strive house 39
- The first word "year" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order: 15, 23, 39, 92.
- The words remain unchanged.
Step II: 15 ultra year 92 23 strive house 39
- The first word "15" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order: 23, 39, 92.
- The words remain unchanged.
Step III: 15 ultra 92 year 23 strive house 39
- The first word "92" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order: 15, 23, 39.
- The words remain unchanged.
Step IV: 15 ultra 23 year 92 strive house 39
- The first word "23" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order: 15, 39, 92.
- The words remain unchanged.
Step V: 15 ultra 23 year 39 92 strive house
- The first word "39" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order: 15, 92.
- The words remain unchanged.
Step VI: 15 ultra 23 year 92 39 house strive
- The first word "house" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers remain unchanged.
- The words "house" and "strive" are arranged in alphabetical order.
Step VII: 15 ultra 23 year 92 39 house strive
- The first word "strive" is moved to the last position.
- The numbers remain unchanged.
- The words remain unchanged.
The rearrangement is complete in Step VII. Therefore, it will take 4 more steps to complete the rearrangement from the given input in Step III. Hence, the correct answer is option B) Four.
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