Q41
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: den 35 art 46 box 13 car 24
Step 1: art den 35 46 box 13 car 24
Step 2: art 13 den 35 46 box car 24
Step 3: art 13 box den 35 46 car 24
Step 4: art 13 box 24 den 35 46 car
Step 5: art 13 box 24 car den 35 46
Step 6: art 13 box 24 car 35 den 46
Step 6 is the last step of the above input.
Given the Input: car 46 box 13 den 24 art 35
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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