A goldsmith has five gold rings, each having a different weight. They are labelled as D, E, F, G and H. Their peculiarities are given in the following five statements.
Statement 1 : Ring D weighs twice as much as ring E.
Statement 2 : Ring E weighs four and a half times as much as ring F.
Statement 3 : Ring F weighs half as much as ring G.
Statement 4 : Ring G weighs half as much as ring H.
Statement 5 : Ring H weighs less than ring D but more than ring F.
If these rings are sold according to their weights, which ring will fetch the highest value in rupees?

Options

A. D
B. G
C. F
D. H

Answer

A

Explanation

After analysing the given statements : Write down the respective letters for the gold rings, identify the gold ring with the lowest weight and assign it a value .x..

Analyse the given statements again and fill the weight relative to weight of gold ring F.

So, the weights in the descending order is as follows:

By analysing the given statements, it is clear that Gold ring `D rArr` the heaviest.
Therefore, the highest value in rupees `rArr` Ring D.