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Reasoning - Analytical Reasoning:

Grouping Questions

MCQ - 94-728

Art, Dash, Aggie and Phil are taking part in a mystery role-playing game. Each has been assigned a method of committing a murder—poison, a knife, a tire iron or piano wire—and a set of rules regarding their use. The following rules and conditions are in effect:
• The tire iron cannot be used by a woman.
• Art has a broken arm, so he cannot use piano wire or the tire iron.
• Aggie and her husband are the same size and the smallest people in the game.
• For appearances, only the largest person is allowed to use the tire iron.
• Phil is the second largest person in the game.
• Neither Dash nor Aggie can use the poison.
• Neither Phil nor Aggie can use the knife.

Question:

Which of the contestants has the least potential freedom in possible murder weapons based on the initial conditions and rules?

  1. Phil
  2. Dash
  3. Art
  4. Dash

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Of all the contestants, Aggie had the largest amount of information directly provided about her; in addition, the specificity of the information was greatest when applied to her. The rules and conditions were explicit in defining that Aggie could not use poison or the knife, but another condition stated that a woman could not use the tire iron, and as Aggie was explicitly identified as a woman by another condition, the choice of weapon was restricted to one by the primary information provided. All the other contestants were restricted by deduction and application of the other conditions, leaving Aggie with the greatest confinement; thus, D is the correct answer.

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