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A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: basket 83 32 all turn 76 51 now
Step I: turn basket 83 32 all 76 51 now
Step II: turn 32 basket 83 all 76 51 now
Step III: turn 32 now basket 83 all 76 51
Step IV: turn 32 now 51 basket 83 all 76
Step V: turn 32 now 51 basket 76 83 all
Step VI: turn 32 now 51 basket 76 all 83
and Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in question the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: 20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass
Q. Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
  • a)
    V
  • b)
    VI
  • c)
    IV
  • d)
    VII
  • e)
    None of these
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Input : 20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass.
Step I: tall 20 ask never 35 62 84 grass
Step II: tall 20 never ask 35 62 84 grass
Step III: tall 20 never 35 ask 62 84 grass
Step IV: tall 20 never 35 grass ask 62 84
Step V: tall 20 never 35 grass 62 ask 8
Hence step IV will be last but one step
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The given input is "20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass".

Let's analyze the given steps and the rules followed:

Step I: turn basket 83 32 all 76 51 now
- In this step, the word "turn" is placed at the beginning of the arrangement.

Step II: turn 32 basket 83 all 76 51 now
- In this step, the number "32" is placed before the word "basket".

Step III: turn 32 now basket 83 all 76 51
- In this step, the word "now" is placed after the number "32".

Step IV: turn 32 now 51 basket 83 all 76
- In this step, the number "51" is placed after the word "now".

Step V: turn 32 now 51 basket 76 83 all
- In this step, the number "76" is placed after the word "basket".

Step VI: turn 32 now 51 basket 76 all 83
- In this step, the word "all" is placed at the end of the arrangement.

Analysis:
- From the given steps, we can observe that in each step, the machine rearranges the words and numbers by following a specific pattern.
- The pattern followed is that the word "turn" is placed at the beginning, the numbers are arranged in ascending order, and the word "all" is placed at the end.
- The numbers are arranged in ascending order from left to right, irrespective of their original positions.

Applying the pattern to the given input:
- Starting with the given input "20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass", we can apply the pattern as follows:
- Step I: turn 20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass
- Step II: turn 20 ask never 35 62 84 grass tall
- Step III: turn 20 ask never 35 62 grass tall 84
- Step IV: turn 20 ask never 35 grass tall 62 84
- Step V: turn 20 ask never grass tall 35 62 84
- Step VI: turn 20 ask grass never tall 35 62 84

Answer:
The appropriate step for the given input "20 ask never 35 62 84 tall grass" is Step VI. Therefore, the last but one step will be Step V.

Final Answer:
The last but one step for the given input is Step V. (Option C)
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