Question

Exactly eight clowns - Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y, and Z - get out of the car, one clown at a time. The order in which the clowns get out of the car is consistent with the following conditions:

Conditions:

Y gets out before R.
T gets out before W and immediately after S.
V is neither the first nor the last to get out.
Q is neither the first nor the last to get out.
Which of the following could be a possible order of the clowns getting out of the car?
a) Q, V, S, T, R, Y, W, Z
b) R, T, S, V, Y, W, Q, Z
c) S, V, T, Q, W, Y, R, Z
d) W, T, V, S, Q, Y, R, Z

Answer 1

None of these satisfy the given conditions, but I feel C is the closest to being correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

A breaks conditions 1, 2, and 4

B breaks conditions 1 and 2

C breaks condition 2 once

D breaks condition 2 twice

If there was a typographical error, I can not help, sorry.

Answer 2

Among the given options, option (d) W, T, V, S, Q, Y, R, Z is the only sequence that fulfills all the conditions for the order in which the clowns exit the car. The correct option is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves determining a possible order for clowns to get out of a car, given a specific set of constraints. The conditions stated help us to understand how letters (representing clowns) might be arranged about each other, similar to solving a logical puzzle. We use these conditions to test each potential answer.

Let's analyze the provided options against the conditions:

• Y must get out before R.
• T must get out before W and immediately after S.
• V and Q cannot be first or last to get out.

Option (a) can't be correct as Y gets out before R, which violates the first condition.
Option (b) can't be correct as Q is the last to get out, which violates the fourth condition.
Option (c) can't be correct as R is the last to get out, while Y does not get out before R, which fails to satisfy the first and second conditions.
Option (d) follows all conditions correctly: W is first, S is before T, T is immediately before W, V and Q are not first or last. Therefore, the correct order that the clowns could get out of the car is option (d) W, T, V, S, Q, Y, R, Z.