Among persons and , it is known that: is taller than at-least persons. is taller than , who is taller than exactly person. is not shorter than . is taller than and is shorter than . Who is tallest among them?
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's arrange the individuals in descending order of their heights ( being the tallest, being the shortest):
1. "V is taller than exactly 1 person": This means is at the position, and there is exactly one person shorter than at the position. Let's represent this as:
2. "W is taller than V": must be in one of the top four positions.
3. "U is taller than at-least 3 persons": This means there are at least people shorter than . So can be at the , , or position.
4. "Y is taller than U and X is shorter than U": This establishes the relation . Since is taller than , cannot be the tallest (). Thus, is either or .
5. "X is not shorter than W": This implies (or since heights are unique).
Combining the conditions , we can uniquely map the positions from to :
* (Tallest):
* :
* :
* :
* :
* (Shortest):
Let's double-check : is taller than people (), which satisfies "at least 3".
The tallest person is W.
1. "V is taller than exactly 1 person": This means is at the position, and there is exactly one person shorter than at the position. Let's represent this as:
2. "W is taller than V": must be in one of the top four positions.
3. "U is taller than at-least 3 persons": This means there are at least people shorter than . So can be at the , , or position.
4. "Y is taller than U and X is shorter than U": This establishes the relation . Since is taller than , cannot be the tallest (). Thus, is either or .
5. "X is not shorter than W": This implies (or since heights are unique).
Combining the conditions , we can uniquely map the positions from to :
* (Tallest):
* :
* :
* :
* :
* (Shortest):
Let's double-check : is taller than people (), which satisfies "at least 3".
The tallest person is W.