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Standing on a rock, Shaan said that Madurai was more than 3 km but less than 8 km from there. Nada said that it was more than 6 km but less than 10 km from there. If both of them are correct how far is Madurai from the rock?

A

6 km

B

7 km

C

8 km

D

Cannot be determined

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The correct Answer is:
B
According to Lshaan 3km `lt` Madurai `lt 8` km i.e. 4 km
or 5 km or 6 km or 7km ..........i
According to Nada 6 km `lt` Madurai `lt `10 km
i.e. 7km or 8 km or 9km…….ii
From I and ii we get
Common distance `implies7km`
Therefore, required distance to Madurai from the rock
`=7km`
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