Question
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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
A person went to the supermarket to buy six products. The products he buys are Clips, Cheese, Chocolates, Pens, Milk, and Scissors but not necessarily in the same order. The product that is bought first is placed at the top and is numbered as 1 and the product that is bought last is placed at the bottom and is numbered as 6.
Two products were bought between Pens and Chocolates. Cheese was the last item to be bought. Scissors were bought two products before Cheese. Pens were the second product to be bought. Clips weren't the first product to be bought.
Which is the second last product to have been bought?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven: A person went to the supermarket to buy six products. The products he buys are Clips, Cheese, Chocolates, Pens, Milk, and Scissors but not necessarily in the same order.
Based on the given conditions, we get the following possibilities-
1. Cheese was the last item to be bought. Scissors were bought two products before Cheese. From these, we get-
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NO. |
PRODUCT |
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1. |
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2. |
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3. |
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4. |
SCISSORS |
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5. |
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6. |
CHEESE |
2. Pens were the second product to be bought. Two products were bought between Pens and Chocolates. From these, we get-
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NO. |
PRODUCT |
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1. |
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2. |
PENS |
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3. |
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4. |
SCISSORS |
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5. |
CHOCOLATES |
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6. |
CHEESE |
3. Clips weren't the first product to be bought. From this, we get the final table as follows-
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NO. |
PRODUCT |
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1. |
MILK |
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2. |
PENS |
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3. |
CLIPS |
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4. |
SCISSORS |
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5. |
CHOCOLATES |
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6. |
CHEESE |
Therefore, from the final table, we see that chocolates is the second last product to have been bought.
Hence, chocolates is the second last product to have been bought.Last updated on Jun 17, 2025
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