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wierd logic I get 4.
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Between 4 and 40 (both inclusive).

I agree that the question is quite wierd.



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3 kinds of ice cream, chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry are to be selected. In a survey of 60 people about the preference of the ice cream, 3/5 will put the vanilla on the last position, 1/3 put the vanilla ahead of the chocolate, and 1/10 put the vanilla ahead of strawberry. How many people will put the strawberry on the first position?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. 6

Pls. explain your steps.



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3 kinds of ice cream, chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry are to be selected. In a survey of 60 people about the preference of the ice cream, 3/5 will put the vanilla on the last position, 1/3 put the vanilla ahead of the chocolate, and 1/10 put the vanilla ahead of strawberry. How many people will put the strawberry on the first position?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. 6


hmmm. pretty tough...

btw, is the question correct?????
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I have many possible scenarios:

20 put strawberry at position 1
the same is true for 21 , 22, 23 strawberries at position 1

it satisfies:
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3/5 will put the vanilla on the last position,
36 vanila at 3rd place

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1/3 put the vanilla ahead of the chocolate,
20 vanila ahead of chocolate ( s v c, v s c)
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and 1/10 put the vanilla ahead of strawberry.

6 ( v c s, or c v s)


do we miss a condition that defines direct connection between strawberry and cholate directly ?
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I followed a similar approach

did the following:

1. SVC
2. VSC
3. SCV
4. CSV
5. VCS
6. CVS

Tried forming Eqns after this, but couldn't proceed.
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Is this a genuine question ?
I don't think it is well-founded, and the English is appalling.

We know,

CSV + SCV = 36
SVC + VSC + VCS = 20
CVS + VSC + VCS = 6
And sum of all 6 possibilities = 60
So VSC + VCS = 2
SVC = 18
CVS = 4

But we cannot split CSV + SCV up.
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Agree with all,
there are many possible variants. I think it the question is wrongly given



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