- ASix
- BThree
- CFour
- DFive
Step-by-Step Solution
Steps place 7, 9, 12, 23; after the 4th step it reads 7 9 12 23 34 56 (fully sorted), so four steps.
Answer: C) Four
A number-arrangement machine rearranges a line of numbers so that in each step the smallest number not yet arranged is placed immediately to the right of the numbers already arranged (the rest keep their order), building an ascending order from the left. Input: 34 12 7 56 23 9. How many steps are needed to complete the arrangement?
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