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We know that there are 6 people
Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise and Felix whos hould be assigned to 3 groups i.e, Group 1(Oldest 2 people), Group 3(2 youngest) and Group 2(The remaining middle aged)
Bram older than Daria
Daria older than 3 siblings
Elise not one of the siblings

=> Daria cant be sibling
=> Bram cant be sibling
=> Elise is also not a sibling

The remaining 3 Anya, Clara and Felix are siblings

We know that for age,
Bram > Daria > Siblings and Elise can be anywhere

Now,
Since the 3 siblings younger than Bram and Daria and Elise even if youngest, then the siblings will fall under group 2 or 3
Bram can only be in group 1
Daria can be in group 1 or 2 depending on Elise's age but cant be in group 3 since she is older than 3 siblings

From this we can basically assume that Elise can be in group 1 or 2 or 3

Group 2 but not Group 3 : Daria
Any group : Elise
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B > D
D > 3S
E is not a S

They are ordered, starting with the oldest:

... B ... D ... S1 ... S2 ... S3 ...

E can be anywhere within the sections marked with ellipses, so she can be in any Group.

We can move D at most to Group 2 (but not to Group 3) if E is placed between B and D or before B.

Group 2 but not Group 3: Daria
Any Group: Elise
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G1 - 2 oldest , G-3 is 2 youngest and G2 is 2 remaining .

B>D>3 siblings . E is not one of the siblings and nothing is given if he is elder than B and D or not so E could assume multiple places so he can be in any group . D can be only in 2 but not 3 because he cant be youngest because only the 3 siblings and E has the option of being the youngest .

So D can be in group 2 but not in 3 and E can be in any group
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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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So here is my thought process:
The following facts are given in the question:

Group 1 - Oldest, Oldest
Group 2 - Middle aged, Middle aged
Group 3 - Youngest, Youngest

Also, Bram is elder than Daria so between the two - 1st is Bram and 2nd is Daria age wise
It is given that Daria is elder than each of the 3 siblings so amongst the 4 people - Daria plus 3 siblings, Daria is the eldest followed by three siblings
Elise is not a sibling, So the three sibling is Arya, Clara and Felix

So as of now we have the following fixed sequence - Bram, Daria, 3 siblings ( Arya, Clara and Felix in any oder)

Now It is asked to find out a person who is in Group 2 but not in Group 3 - So for this part -
If Bram is the eldest than Bram and Daria will be in Group 1 or Bram and Elise will be in Group 1 and Daria and any 1 sibling in Group 2
If Elise is the eldest than Elise and Bram will be in Grouo 1, Daria and any one sibling in Group 2
If Elise is the youngest than Elise and any 1 sibling will be in Group 3 - but Daria will not be
Also in all the above scenarios Bram is always in Group 1
So Daria can be in Group 1 or Group 2 - But never in Group 3
Accordingly first column answer is Daria

For the second column - Elise seems to be the candidate for any group since position of Bram and Dania is already known and the siblings will be mostly in Group 3

Accordingly, the answer for Part 2 is Elise
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Based on given information it is clear that

3 siblings < D < B
Order is G3, G3, G2, G2, G1, G1
Two of the siblings will be in G3
Rest one can of them can be both in G3 and G2
D cannot be in G3 but can be in G2
E can be anywhere
B is definitely in G1

Hence Daria and Elise is the answer
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Let the ages for the interns be a, b, c, ....f

Statement 1: b > d
Statement 2: d > 3 sibling interns (We dont know which 3, but it cannot be b and d)
Statement 3: We would know that the 3 siblings are Anya, Clara, Felix

Therefore combining Statements 1-3 we get: b > d > a,c,f

Now, we know that Daria is older than at least 3 interns. Therefore going to group 2 is possible for them but not group 3

We also dont know what is the age relationship of Elise with respect to others. They can be the oldest, youngest or anywhere in between. And hence, we can place them in any Group

Therefore, final answer
Group 2 but not 3: Daria
Any Group: Elise
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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Let their names be A, B, C, D, E
Given:
1. B > D
2. D > S1, S2, S3 (three siblings)
3. E is not a sibling - so E can't be S1 or S2 or S3
Now, the arrangement can be:
B > D > A, C, F
( E can't be here with other siblings; it can be the youngest among them, though, from eqn 3, and exactly three are siblings)
also 2 in group1(oldest), 2 in group2(remaining), and 2 in group3(youngest)
and E can come anywhere,
It can be E > B> D> A, C, F (E, B - group1, D, (anyone in group 2), and last in group 3)
B>E>D>A, C, F (same as above)
So, D will always be in group 2 but not in group 3.
And E can be in any group.
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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.

Firstly we know that B>D>S1,S2,S3(Three siblings) E could take any age order.
G1 has the oldest so B has to be in G1
S1,S2,S3 should be less than D so if D's in G2 they will occupy one G2 and two G3 spaces.
The posibilities are shown below.

_G1__G2__G3___
B E
D
_______________
B D
E

So D can be in G2 but it can never be in G3 as there are three siblings aging less than D (out of whom two would have occupied G3.)
E could be in any group as they might be older than D or younger than any of the siblings.
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IMO - Ans is Grp2 & not 3 is D (Daria) and any grp is E (Elise)
Given => 2 same age & 3 Siblings
and then B >D & D > 3 siblings & then E is not sibling

So D is greater then siblings and E is not sibling meaning we have just ABCF option left B also not possible in sibling Because B> D and D> all 3 sibling so A C F are siblings then order would be

B > D > ( A C F )

E we can't say it maybe oldest or it maybe youngest in any way so then in anyways B would in grp 1 and D would in Group 1 or 2 not in 3 in any ways so I choose D as one of the contender for grp 2 and E can be any group. Thanks!



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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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We know that
B > D > siblings
neither B or D or E are any of the siblings, which means A, C, F are siblings

E could be anywhere
Case 1:
E > B > D > others

Case 2:
B > E > D > others

Case 3:
B > D > E > others

Case 4:
B > D > others > E

Case 5:
E could be anywhere between the siblings too (others)

Hence, for Any Group answer = E

Among all cases, we see that:
- B will always be in Group 1 (oldest) - hence, not to be selected anywhere
- D could be Group 1 or 2 but will for sure not be in Group 3, hence we select D for Group 2 not 3

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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.

Group 2 but not Group 3: Since Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings, she can never be among two youngest (Group 3). Also, Bram is older than Daria. Now Elise is the oldest, then Daria falls into Group 2. Answer is Daria.

Any group: Elise’s age could be part of any group (oldest, youngest, or middle). Answer is Elise.

Notice we are not given any information about the 3 siblings’ (Anya, Clara, Felix) age relative to each other so we cannot deduce anything about them from the question.
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Group 2 but Not Group 3 is DARIA.
Why?

The fix order

B
D
s1
s2
s3

Scenario 1 - if E older than B: EB (Group 1), D s1 (Group 2)
Scenario 2 - if E older than D: BE (Group 1), D s1 (Group 2)
Scenario 3 - If E younger than D: BD (Group 1), E s1 (Group 2)

So D could be group 2 but not group 3

Then any group is ELISE because she can be at any group.
from scenario above adding with
Scenario 4 - If E is the youngest: BD (Group 1), S1, S2 (group 2), S3, E (Group 3
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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
1ST - Bran > Daria meaning B will precede D in the order
2nd - Elise is NOT a sibling
3rd - Daria > 3 siblings meaning that since E is not one of the siblings & Daria is older than Bram, Therefore, the siblings are Anya, Clara & Felix

CHOICE 1 - Can be in group 2 but NOT 3

With the information, we can determine that the sequence of 5 out of the 6 based on their ages which is B > D > 3 siblings A,C,F (Order of siblings cannot be conclusively determined)

The orders that can be deduced are
i) E > B > D > (A,C,F)
ii) B > E > D > (A,C,F)
iii) B > D > (A,C,E,F)

Given that the last group contains the 2 youngest members of the group & we know for a fact that Daria is older than the 3 siblings it rules Daria out of the last group.
Regarding the 1st group which contains the 2 eldest members, we know that Bram is older than Daria and therefore older than the 3 siblings as well. This results in Bram always occupying one of the 1st two spots which means Bram cannot be a part of the 2nd group.
Therefore, combining these 2, 1ST ANSWER IS DARIA

CHOICE 2 - Any group
No information about Elise's age means she can fit in any group without contraints.
2ND ANSWER IS ELISE
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B then D then 3 sibling, but E can be at any place.
so, for any group, Elise is the possibility.
If Elise is oldest then Daria has t o be in group two. But can not be in 3,
Because he is older than 3 siblings.
B- Bram. A Anya
C-clara
D-daria.
F. Felix
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Ans Choice: Grp2 but not Grp3 : Daria
Any Group: Elise
We know that B>D> 3 sibliings ; Also Elise is not one of 3 siblings.
This leaves A, C, F as the 3 siblings.
If E is not among the oldest 2 then E is not in Grp1, that leaves B and D in Grp1.
If E>B then D is in Grp2 but given D>3siblings, D can never be in Grp3

Next, Intern which would fit in any Grp is Elise as the E is not a sibling and neither the age of E nor any relationship with other interns is known. So E can be accommodated in every Grp.

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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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We can call the 6 interns \(A, B, C, D, E, F\).

Informations that we have:
  • \(B>D\)
  • \(D >\) 3 siblings
  • \(E\) is not a sibling

From these informations, we can deduce:
  • Since \(B> D\) and \(D >\) 3 siblings, also \(B > \) 3 siblings
  • Since \(B, D, E\) are not between siblings, the 3 siblings are \(A, C, F\).


Since \(D \) is older than at least 3 interns (the siblings), it can be in Group 2 but not in Group 3.

So D can be in Group 2 but not in Group 3.


We don't have any information about \(E\). For example, it can be older than \(B\) (Group 1), or between \(D \) and the siblings (Group 2) or the youngest intern (Group 3).

So E can be in any group.
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Group 2 but not group 3: Daria
Any Group: Elise


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A company is assigning 6 interns, Anya, Bram, Clara, Daria, Elise, and Felix, to 3 orientation groups based on age. The 2 oldest interns will be assigned to Group 1, the 2 youngest interns will be assigned to Group 3, and the remaining 2 interns will be assigned to Group 2. No two interns are the same age. Exactly 3 of the interns are siblings.

The following information is known:

• Bram is older than Daria.
• Daria is older than each of the 3 siblings.
• Elise is not one of the siblings.

Select for Group 2 but not Group 3 an intern who could be in Group 2 but could not be in Group 3, and select for Any Group an intern who could be in any one of the 3 groups. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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