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Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W live on eight floors of a building, floor 1 at the bottom to floor 8 at the top, one person per floor. Only two persons live above P. S lives immediately below P. Exactly three persons live between S and U. R lives immediately above Q. Q lives on an even-numbered floor. V lives on floor 8. T does not live on floor 7. How many persons live between P and Q?

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  • ATwo
  • BFour
  • CThree
  • DFive

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The unique arrangement is 8-V, 7-W, 6-P, 5-S, 4-T, 3-R, 2-Q, 1-U. P is on 6 and Q on 2, so floors 3, 4 and 5 (three persons) lie between them.
Answer: C) Three

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