Question

A farmer harvests eight separate fields - G, H, J, K, L, M, P, and T. Each field is harvested exactly once, and no two fields are harvested simultaneously. Once the harvesting of a field begins, no other fields are harvested until the harvesting of that field is complete. The farmer harvests the fields in an order consistent with the following conditions:

Conditions:

J is harvested before H and immediately after M.
K is harvested after T and before G.
L is harvested before P.
Which field is harvested fourth?
a) G
b) H
c) J
d) K

Answer 1

The fourth field to be harvested is K, considering all the constraints provided and deducing the order that satisfies all of them.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which field is harvested fourth, we must apply the conditions to the order of harvesting. Considering the constraints given:

• J is harvested before H and immediately after M.
• K is harvested after T and before G.
• L is harvested before P.

From the constraints, we can deduce that M is harvested before J, and accordingly, they must be harvested consecutively. We also know that K cannot be first because T comes before it. Since L comes before P, without specific slots allocated, L and P cannot be determined at this point. Therefore, K must be the fourth to be harvested because it cannot come before T, and M and J must come together in the sequence third and fourth or second and third. To satisfy all conditions, the fourth field harvested is K.