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Seven people, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y, live in a seven-storey building, one per floor, the ground floor being the lowest. U lives on the topmost floor. Only three people live above S. W lives immediately below U. Y lives immediately above S. T lives below S with exactly one floor between them. V lives immediately above T. How many people live between X and Y?

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  • AOne
  • BFour
  • CTwo
  • DThree

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Three people above S puts S on floor 4. U is on 7, W on 6, Y on 5. T is two floors below S, on 2, and V on 3. X takes floor 1. Between X (1) and Y (5) live T, V and S: three people.
Answer: D) Three

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