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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.
Ring H is heavier to which of the following two rings?

A

G and E

B

G and F

C

D and F

D

D and E

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The correct Answer is:
B
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 above descending order of weights it is clear that Ring H `overset("heavier than")rarr` G and F.
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