- A13
- B45
- Ctwig
- Dpine
Step-by-Step Solution
Step 1: pine 24 reed 78 stone 45 13 twig. Step 2: pine 24 reed 78 45 13 twig stone. Step 3: pine 24 78 45 13 twig stone reed. Counting from the left end of Step 3, the fourth element is "45".
Answer: B) 45
A word-and-number arrangement machine rearranges any input line in steps. In each step the word that comes last in alphabetical order among the words not already shifted in an earlier step is taken out and placed at the extreme right end of the line. All the remaining elements keep their relative order, and the machine stops when no further shift is possible.
Input: pine 24 reed 78 stone 45 twig 13.
In Step 3 of the above arrangement, which element is fourth from the left end?
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