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April Trucking Company trips always begin in one of the five cities served by April—Northtown, Overbridge, Pomona, Quakertown, and Riverside—and always end in one of these cities.
April drivers travel from city to city only on the routes listed in the mileage table below.
Northtown — Overbridge: 100 miles
Northtown — Pomona: 100 miles
Northtown — Riverside: 200 miles
Pomona — Quakertown: 200 miles
Quakertown — Riverside: 300 miles
The routes listed above have no stretch of road in common.
The maximum distance an April driver can travel without making an overnight stop is 500 miles.
Overnight stops must be made in cities served by April.
1) Which of the following is a trip an April driver could make without an overnight stop?
(A) From Northtown to Riverside to Quakertown
(B) From Riverside to Quakertown to Pomona
(C) From Quakertown to Riverside to Northtown
(D) From Northtown to Pomona to Quakertown
(E) From Quakertown to Pomona to Northtown to Overbridge
2) What is the minimum number of overnight stops that an April driver who travels from Overbridge to Northtown to Riverside to Quakertown must make before arriving in Quakertown?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
3) What is the maximum number of cities, including the cities where the trip begins and ends, that can be served by an April driver who makes no overnight stops during the course of the trip?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
4) Which of the following is a list of the cities to which an April driver can travel from Pomona, returning to Pomona on the same day he or she left?
(A) Northtown only
(B) Overbridge only
(C) Quakertown only
(D) Both Northtown and Overbridge
(E) Both Northtown and Quakertown
5) Which of the following accurately describes the possibilities for overnight stops during trips by April drivers that begin in Overbridge and end in Quakertown after including two other cities served by April?
(A) The trips can be made without an overnight stop.
(B) It is not possible to make an overnight stop at Northtown.
(C) Riverside is the only possible place to make an overnight stop.
(D) If exactly two overnight stops are made on a trip, they can be made only at Pomona and Riverside.
(E) Any one of three cities — Northtown, Pomona, and Riverside — is a possible overnight stop.
Detailed Explanation (in Bangla)
Answer Keys
1 | 2 | 3 |
D | A | B |
4 | 5 | |
A | E |