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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Nine boxes B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, and B9 are kept over one another and numbered from 1 to 9 but not necessarily in the same order. There are at least three boxes between B4 and B7. B9 is always at th

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Nine boxes B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, and B9 are kept over one another and numbered from 1 to 9 but not necessarily in the same order. There are at least three boxes between B4 and B7. B9 is always at the top. B2 is not an immediate neighbour of B1 or B5. Box numbered as 6 is kept just above the B5 and just below B6 and is at position 6 from top. There is only one box between the boxes numbered 4 and 5. Box B8 is marked as number 6. Either box B2 or Box B5 is marked as number 2. The box which is marked as number 3 is at 2nd position from bottom and the box which is marked as number 8 is at 5th position from top. The box which is marked as 1 and is always at the bottom. B1 is kept at 3rd position from the top. Box B3 is numbered with an odd prime number. There is one box between the boxes B3 and B4. Box B4 is not numbered 4.
Which of the box is at bottom?
1). B1
2). B2
3). B3
4). B4


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Boxes – B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8 and B9

Number order – 1 to 9

1) B9 is always at the top.

2) Box numbered as 6 is kept just above the B5 and just below B6 and is at position 6 from top.

3) The box which is marked as number 3 is at 2nd position from bottom and the box which is marked as number 8 is at 5th position from top.

Number

Boxes

 

B9

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

B6

6

 

 

B5

3

 

 

 

 

4) Box B8 is marked as number 6.

5) B1 is kept at 3rd position from the top.

6) The box which is marked as 1 and is always at the bottom.

Number

Boxes

 

B9

 

 

 

B1

 

 

8

B6

6

B8

 

B5

3

 

1

 

 

7) B2 is not an immediate neighbour of B1 or B5.

The only place left for B2 is at the bottom of the stack.

Number

Boxes

 

B9

 

 

 

B1

 

 

8

B6

6

B8

 

B5

3

 

1

B2

 

8) There are at least three boxes between B4 and B7.

9) There is one box between the boxes B3 and B4.

10) Either box B2 or Box B5 is marked as number 2.

As box B2 is numbered 1 , Box B5 is marked number2.

Number

Boxes

 

B9

 

B3

 

B1

 

B4

8

B6

6

B8

2

B5

3

B7

1

B2

 

11) There is only one box between the boxes numbered 4 and 5.

12) Box B3 is numbered with an odd prime number.

Case 1

Case2

Number

Boxes

Number

Boxes

4/5

B9

7/9

B9

7

B3

5

B3

4/5

B1

7/9

B1

9

B4

4

B4

8

B6

8

B6

6

B8

6

B8

2

B5

2

B5

3

B7

3

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