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    Question

    A word arrangement machine,when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particularrule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement: Input: 87, 321, 293, 47, 176, 409, 215 Step I: 47, 321, 293, 87, 176, 409, 215 Step II: 47, 321, 293, 87, 176, 215, 409 Step III: 47, 87, 293, 321, 176, 215, 409 Step IV: 47, 87, 293, 215, 176, 321, 409 Step V: 47, 87, 176, 215, 293, 321, 409

    How many steps will be required to get the final output

    from the following input?   Input: 182 317 67 249 417 91 293
    A 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 6 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here the rule followed is: numbers are getting arranged in ascending order. The smallest no. interchanges with the first position. Then the largest no. interchanges with the last position. Next, the second smallest no. interchanges with the second position. And so on. Input: 182 317 67 249 417 91 293 Step I: 67 317 182 249 417 91 293 Step II: 67 317 182 249 293 91 417 Step III: 67 91 182 249 293 317 417

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