Analytical Reasoning Question No. 47

A building has exactly six flats, numbered 1 through 6 from bottom to top. Each of exactly six families—R, S, T, U, V, and W—must be assigned an entire flat for office space. The flats must be assigned according to the following conditions:
  1. R must be on a lower flat than S.
  2. T must be either on the flat immediately above W's flat or on the flat immediately below W's flat.
  3. U can be neither on the flat immediately above W's flat nor on the flat immediately below W's flat.
  4. V must be on flat 4.

1. Which of the following is an acceptable assignment of families to flats, in order from flat 1 through flat 6?

(A) R, T, S, V, U, W       (B) S, T, W, V, R, U       (C) U, R, S, V, T, W
(D) U, W, T, V, R, S       (E) V, R, U, S, W, T

2. If S is on flat 5, which of the following must be true?

(A) R is on flat 1.       (B) R is on flat 3.       (C) T is on flat 1.
(D) U is on flat 6.       (E) W is on flat 2.

3. If W is on flat 2, any of the following could be true EXCEPT:

(A) R is on flat 3.       (B) R is on flat 5.       (C) T is on flat 1.
(D) U is on flat 5.       (E) U is on flat 6.

4. If U is on flat 3, which of the following is a pair of families that must be on flats one of which is immediately above the other?

(A) R and S     (B) R and V     (C) S and U     (D) T and U     (E) V and W

5. Each of the following is a pair of families that could be on flats one of which is immediately above the other EXCEPT:

(A) R and T     (B) R and W     (C) S and T     (D) T and V     (E) U and V

6. If R is on flat 5, which of the following must be true?

(A) T is on flat 2.       (B) T is on flat 3.       (C) U is on flat 1.
(D) U is on flat 2.       (E) W is on flat 3.

7. If R and T are on flats one of which is immediately above the other, which of the following could be on flats one of which is immediately above the other?

(A) R and U     (B) R and W     (C) S and W     (D) T and V     (E) U and V
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