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Jorge travels to meet once daily with exactly six clients, Clients A
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19 May 2020, 05:21
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Jorge travels to meet once daily with exactly six clients, Clients A through F. When scheduling these meetings, Jorge schedules the most urgent meeting to be the first of the day and then schedules each subsequent meeting according to which client is the least distance from the meeting immediately prior to it. The table shows the distances between Jorge’s clients.
Number of Kilometers between Clients
On Tuesday, Jorge’s most urgent meeting will be with Client E. For each of the following pairs of clients, select Yes if Jorge will schedule meetings with the given clients in the given order. Otherwise, select No.
Number of Kilometers between Clients
| Client | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4 |
| C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| D | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| E | 2 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| F | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
On Tuesday, Jorge’s most urgent meeting will be with Client E. For each of the following pairs of clients, select Yes if Jorge will schedule meetings with the given clients in the given order. Otherwise, select No.
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| Yes | No | |
| Client B then Client C | ||
| Client C then Client D | ||
| Client D then Client A |
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Client B then Client C: Yes
Client C then Client D: Yes
Client D then Client A: No
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Re: Jorge travels to meet once daily with exactly six clients, Clients A
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bm2201 wrote:
Hi SajjadAhmad, could you share the official explanation, I am not able to come to Yes for the second one.
thanks.
thanks.
Official Explanation
The information provided indicates that Jorge’s first meeting (his most urgent of the day) will be with Client E and that he will schedule meetings with each other client in order based on proximity to the previous meeting. From Client E, the closest client is Client A (2 km). From Client A, the closest client is Client F (1 km). From Client F, the closest client is Client A, but that meeting would be scheduled to take place immediately after the meeting with Client E, so among the remaining clients, Client B is closest to Client F (4 km). From Client B, the closest remaining client is Client C (2 km). After Client C, only Client D remains, so the client meetings would be scheduled in the following order: E, A, F, B, C, D. Therefore, Jorge will schedule the meeting with Client B to be immediately before that with Client C.
The correct answer is Yes.
Based on the explanation above, the meeting with Client C would be scheduled to immediately precede the meeting with Client D.
The correct answer is Yes.
Based on the explanation above, the meeting with Client A would be scheduled to be the second of the day and the meeting with Client D would be scheduled to be the last among the six.
The correct answer is No.
The information provided indicates that Jorge’s first meeting (his most urgent of the day) will be with Client E and that he will schedule meetings with each other client in order based on proximity to the previous meeting. From Client E, the closest client is Client A (2 km). From Client A, the closest client is Client F (1 km). From Client F, the closest client is Client A, but that meeting would be scheduled to take place immediately after the meeting with Client E, so among the remaining clients, Client B is closest to Client F (4 km). From Client B, the closest remaining client is Client C (2 km). After Client C, only Client D remains, so the client meetings would be scheduled in the following order: E, A, F, B, C, D. Therefore, Jorge will schedule the meeting with Client B to be immediately before that with Client C.
The correct answer is Yes.
Based on the explanation above, the meeting with Client C would be scheduled to immediately precede the meeting with Client D.
The correct answer is Yes.
Based on the explanation above, the meeting with Client A would be scheduled to be the second of the day and the meeting with Client D would be scheduled to be the last among the six.
The correct answer is No.
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Re: Jorge travels to meet once daily with exactly six clients, Clients A
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19 May 2020, 05:38
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Client D is @less distance than Client C.
Am i wrong?
OA says different answer.
Posted from my mobile device
No
No
Client D is @less distance than Client C.
Am i wrong?
OA says different answer.
Posted from my mobile device
