Analytical Reasoning Question No. 97
A company Auditing company must audit each of seven companies—R, S, T, U, V, W, and X. The company will use two auditors, each of whom will be assigned a group of companies to audit. The companies will be divided into group 1 and group 2 according to the following conditions:
1. Each group must include at least three companies.
2. No company can be in both groups.
3. R must be in the same group as X.
4. If T is in group 1, W must be in group 1.
5. If U is in group 2, S must be in group 1.
1. Each group must include at least three companies.
2. No company can be in both groups.
3. R must be in the same group as X.
4. If T is in group 1, W must be in group 1.
5. If U is in group 2, S must be in group 1.
1. Which of the following is an acceptable assignment of companies to groups?
| Options | Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|---|
| (A) | R, T, U, W | S, V, X |
| (B) | R, T, W, X | S, U, V |
| (C) | S, T, V, W | R, U, X |
| (D) | S, V, W, X | R, T, U |
| (E) | T, V, W | R, S, U, X |
2. If S and W are in group 2, which of the following must be together in one of the groups?
- (A) R and T
- (B) R and V
- (C) T and U
- (D) T and V
- (E) U and X
3. Any of the following could be true EXCEPT:
- (A) R and T are in group 2.
- (B) S and U are in group 1.
- (C) W and X are in group 1.
- (D) R, V and W are in group 1.
- (E) U, V, and T are in group 2.
4. If R is in group 2 with only two other companies, which of the following must be in group 1?
- (A) S
- (B) T
- (C) U
- (D) V
- (E) W
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Reasoning rules applied: group size≥3, R=X, T1→W1, U2→S1.
Reasoning rules applied: group size≥3, R=X, T1→W1, U2→S1.
