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Directions (Q 36–40): Use Machine E of 11.11 (words from the left by number of letters, longest first, ties in dictionary order; numbers from the right by digit sum, smallest digit sum at the extreme right; if two numbers have the same digit sum, the smaller number is placed first). Input: finance 47 tax 82 account 19 fund 63 savings 55.

What is Step I?

Correct Answer: E [account finance 47 tax 82 19 fund savings 55 63]

Explanation:

Longest word: account/finance/savings (7 letters) → account first (dictionary).

2.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 36–40)
Which step is the last step?

Correct Answer: A [Step V]

Explanation:

Steps: account finance 47 tax 82 19 fund savings 55 63 → account finance 47 tax 82 fund savings 55 19 63 → account finance savings 47 tax 82 fund 55 19 63 → account finance savings fund 47 tax 82 55 19 63 → account finance savings fund tax 47 82 55 19 63.

3.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 36–40)
Which element is 3rd from the right in Step III?

Correct Answer: E [55]

Explanation:

Step III = account finance savings 47 tax 82 fund 55 19 63 → 55.

4.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 36–40)
In Step II, what is the position of 'tax' from the left end?

Correct Answer: D [4]

Explanation:

Step II = account finance 47 tax 82 fund savings 55 19 63 → tax is 4th.

5.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 36–40)
The numbers 82 and 19 have the same digit sum (10). Which of them stands nearer to the right end in the final line?

Correct Answer: A [19]

Explanation:

By Machine E's tie rule the smaller number is placed first, so 19 (placed in Step II) stands nearer the right end than 82 (Step IV).

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Directions (Q 41–45): Use Machine F of 11.11 (the smallest unmoved number goes to the next place from the left and its digits are interchanged). Input: 58 81 27 64 39 75.

What is Step II?

Correct Answer: C [72 93 58 81 64 75]

Explanation:

Step I: 27 → 72 at place 1: 72 58 81 64 39 75; Step II: 39 → 93 at place 2: 72 93 58 81 64 75.

7.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 41–45)
How many steps does the machine need for this input?

Correct Answer: A [6]

Explanation:

Every number changes on arrival, so each of the 6 numbers needs its own step → 6.

8.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 41–45)
Which number is 2nd from the right in Step IV?

Correct Answer: B [81]

Explanation:

Step IV = 72 93 85 46 81 75 → 81.

9.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 41–45)
What is the sum of all the numbers in the last step?

Correct Answer: B [371]

Explanation:

Last step = 72 93 85 46 57 18 → 371.

10.  
(Use the directions above – Input–Output, Q 41–45)
In which step do both 46 and 85 appear for the first time?

Correct Answer: A [Step IV]

Explanation:

Step I: 72 58 81 64 39 75 → Step II: 72 93 58 81 64 75 → Step III: 72 93 85 81 64 75 → Step IV: 72 93 85 46 81 75 → Step V: 72 93 85 46 57 81 → Step VI: 72 93 85 46 57 18.

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