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A farmer plants only five different kinds of vegetables - beans, corn, kale, peas, and squash. Every year the farmer plants exactly three kinds of vegetables according to the following restrictions: If the farmer plants corn, the farmer also plants beans that year. If the farmer plants kale one year, the farmer does not plant it the next year. In any year, the farmer plants no more than one of the vegetables the farmer planted in the previous year.

Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for the farmer to plant in two successive years?

(A) Beans, corn, kale; corn, peas, squash
(B) Beans, corn, peas; beans, corn, squash
(C) Beans, peas, squash; beans, corn, kale
(D) Corn, peas, squash; beans, kale, peas
(E) Kale, peas, squash; beans, corn, kale
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Answer is C?

Its the only one that follows the rules.
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A farmer plants only five different kinds of vegetables - beans, corn, kale, peas, and squash. Every year the farmer plants exactly three kinds of vegetables according to the following restrictions: If the farmer plants corn, the farmer also plants beans that year. If the farmer plants kale one year, the farmer does not plant it the next year. In any year, the farmer plants no more than one of the vegetables the farmer planted in the previous year.

Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for the farmer to plant in two successive years?

(A) Beans, corn, kale; corn, peas, squash
(B) Beans, corn, peas; beans, corn, squash
(C) Beans, peas, squash; beans, corn, kale
(D) Corn, peas, squash; beans, kale, peas
(E) Kale, peas, squash; beans, corn, kale
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To solve this question let us start the different combination to filter the option:
Condition 1 - If it corn then beans will also come = Corn,Beans - Same year. Remember this is not true vice versa that it is not mandatory that if it beans then it is not necessary that corn will also be there.
On this condition : Option A will eliminate because in the second year with corn there is no beans -> corn, peas, squash
Same with Option D - > Corn, peas, squash in the first year it must have beans as corn is there.
Condition 2 -> If in this kale is there next year there will be no Kale
Option D will be eliminate as Kale is there in both year
Condition 3 -> Only one vegetable will be common in both year.
Option B will be eliminated as two vegetable is common in both the year see Beans, corn in both year.

So correct Ans is C
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A farmer plants only five different kinds of vegetables - beans, corn, kale, peas, and squash. Every year the farmer plants exactly three kinds of vegetables according to the following restrictions: If the farmer plants corn, the farmer also plants beans that year. If the farmer plants kale one year, the farmer does not plant it the next year. In any year, the farmer plants no more than one of the vegetables the farmer planted in the previous year.

Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for the farmer to plant in two successive years?

(A) Beans, corn, kale; corn, peas, squash
(B) Beans, corn, peas; beans, corn, squash
(C) Beans, peas, squash; beans, corn, kale
(D) Corn, peas, squash; beans, kale, peas
(E) Kale, peas, squash; beans, corn, kale

The three conditions are highlighted. We have beans, corn and kale.
Corn and beans come together but not beans and corn. Finally, no two vegetables continue to be same next year.
So from beans, corn and kale, kale is not grown next year as it is grown in alternate years. Hence, from beans and corn, corn can't be planted as beans would then need to be planted, thus violating one of the conditions. Therefore, beans can be planted in 2nd year. Along with beans, peas and squash can be planted in 2nd year. This leaves us with C only.
Kale can't be planted in 2nd year, so E is gone. D is gone since beans are not there in 1st year itself. A is gone for beans is not there even when corn is there. B is plain wrong for repeating two plants for two years.

Answer C.
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