Four houses orange, white, black and pink are located in a row in the given order. Each of the houses is occupied by a person earning a fixed amount of a salary. The four persons are P1, P2, P3 and P4.

Read the following instruction carefully:

I. P1 lives between P4 and P2

II. P3 does not stay in orange house

III. The person living in black house earns more than that of person living in orange is not

IV. Salary of P4 is more than that of P1 but lesser than that of P2

V. One of the person earns Rs. 60,000

VI. The person earning Rs. 1,00,000 is not P3

VII. The salary difference between P3 and P4 is Rs. 20,000

VIII. The house in which P2 lives is located between houses which persons earning salaries of Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 40,000

IX. P2 does not live in pink house, and the person living in pink house is not earning lowest salary among the four persons.

Which of the following pair has salary difference of 40,000?

Option 1 -

P1, P2

Option 2 -

P2, P4

Option 3 -

P4, P3

Option 4 -

P2, P3

0 1 View | Posted 3 months ago
Asked by Shiksha User

Similar Questions for you

V
Vishal Baghel

(c)                                                                                                                                                                 

V
Vishal Baghel

the highest average is Rs. 136   

V
Vishal Baghel

Using the data from above question, the lowest average is Rs. 100.

V
Vishal Baghel

We get the following table of earnings:

Persons

Win Total

Average

P

36 * 150 + 14 * 100 = 6800

136

Q

34 * 150 + 21 * 100 = 7200

131

R

23 * 150 + 36 * 100 = 6850

116

S

30 * 150 + 30 * 100 = 6000

100

Now we can see that the largest difference

= Maximum – Minimum = Rs. 7500 – Rs. 6800

= Rs. 700

V
Vishal Baghel

IITs = 60; IIMS = 40   

Get authentic answers from experts, students and alumni that you won't find anywhere else

Sign Up on Shiksha

On Shiksha, get access to

  • 65k Colleges
  • 1.2k Exams
  • 681k Reviews
  • 1800k Answers

Learn more about...

Share Your College Life Experience

Didn't find the answer you were looking for?

Search from Shiksha's 1 lakh+ Topics

or

Ask Current Students, Alumni & our Experts

×
×

This website uses Cookies and related technologies for the site to function correctly and securely, improve & personalise your browsing experience, analyse traffic, and support our marketing efforts and serve the Core Purpose. By continuing to browse the site, you agree to Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

Need guidance on career and education? Ask our experts

Characters 0/140

The Answer must contain atleast 20 characters.

Add more details

Characters 0/300

The Answer must contain atleast 20 characters.

Keep it short & simple. Type complete word. Avoid abusive language. Next

Your Question

Edit

Add relevant tags to get quick responses. Cancel Post