CMAT 2018 Solved Question Paper

Question : 45 of 100

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Each of the three kids gets at least one colour box out of 6 colour boxes, at least one tiffin box out of 6 tiffin box and at least one chocolate box out of 6 chocolate boxes so that the total number of the items that each of them gets is the same. No one gets the same number of tiffin boxes, colour boxes and chocolate boxes. Then, which of the following can be TRUE?

Each kid gets 2 tiffin boxes and 2 colour boxes.
Each kid gets 2 tiffin boxes, 2 colour boxes and 2 chocolate boxes.
Each kid gets 1 colour box, 2 chocolate boxes and 3 tiffin boxes.
The number of tiffin boxes, colour boxes and chocolate boxes that each kid gets is 1, 2 and 3 but not necessarily in that order.

Validate

Solution:

It is given that the total number of the items that each of them gets is the same.
Total number of items

=6+6+6=18

So each one will get

18 \/ 3=6

items.
If no one gets the same number of tiffin boxes, color boxes and chocolate boxes
Then the number of items with each must be

1,2,3 .

tiffin boxes	color boxes	chocolate boxes
1	2	3
2	3	1
3	1	2

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