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Seven tenants T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z occupy a seven-storey block in Sector 12, one per floor, with floor 1 at the bottom and floor 7 at the top. U is on the top floor and W is on the bottom floor. X lives just below U. Y lives just above W. Exactly two tenants live between W and Z. V lives just below X. If the tenants are moved into reverse alphabetical order from the bottom (Z on floor 1) to the top (T on floor 7), how many of them stay on the same floor?

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  • ANone
  • BOne
  • CTwo
  • DThree

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Actual floors: W 1, Y 2, T 3, Z 4, V , U 7. New order: Z 1, Y , W 4, V 5, U 6, T 7. Only Y (2) and V (5) stay, so two.
Answer: C) Two

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