JNU SSS 2010 Question 46: Logic and proof techniques
Ms. A wishes to renovate her cottage. She hires the services of a plumber, a carpenter, a painter, an electrician and an interior decorator. The renovation is to be completed in a period of one working week, i.e., Monday to Friday. Every worker will be taking one complete day to do his job. Ms. A will allow just one person to work per day.
The painter can do his work only after the plumber and the carpenter have completed their jobs. The interior decorator has to complete his job before that of the electrician. The carpenter cannot work on Monday or Tuesday.
In case the painter works on Thursday, which among the following alternatives is possible?
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Ms. A wishes to renovate her cottage. She hires the services of a plumber, a carpenter, a painter, an electrician and an interior decorator. The renovation is to be completed in a period of one working week, i.e., Monday to Friday. Every worker will be taking one complete day to do his job. Ms. A will allow just one person to work per day. The painter can do his work only after the plumber and the carpenter have completed their jobs. The interior decorator has to complete his job before that of the electrician. The carpenter cannot work on Monday or Tuesday. In case the painter works on Thursday, which among the following alternatives is possible? (A) The electrician works on Tuesday (B) The electrician works on Friday (C) The interior decorator does his work after the painter (D) The plumber and the painter work on consecutive days
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This question is on Logical reasoning puzzles, part of Logic and proof techniques in Mathematics.
Deduction problems that ask what must follow from a set of constraints.
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