Q1
A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: dog 45 apple 89 bat 12 cat 23
Step 1: apple dog 45 89 bat 12 cat 23
Step 2: apple 12 dog 45 89 bat cat 23
Step 3: apple 12 bat dog 45 89 cat 23
Step 4: apple 12 bat 23 dog 45 89 cat
Step 5: apple 12 bat 23 cat dog 45 89
Step 6: apple 12 bat 23 cat 45 dog 89
Step 6 is the last step of the above input.
Given the Input: cat 89 bat 12 dog 23 apple 45
How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?
Correct Option: A
Detailed Solution
Following the rule of arranging words alphabetically and numbers ascending alternatively, it takes 6 steps.
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