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Zorluk: OrtaAnalytical Puzzles and Grouping

Six urban planners—P, Q, R, S, T, and U—are to be assigned to two project groups, Group Alpha and Group Beta, such that each group contains exactly three members. The assignment must strictly comply with the following conditions:
1. Planner R must be assigned to Group Alpha.
2. Planners P and Q cannot be in the same group.
3. Planners S and T must be assigned to the same group.
4. Planner U cannot be assigned to Group Beta unless planner S is also assigned to Group Beta.

Which of the following statements regarding the group assignments are definitely correct?

  1. Planner U must be assigned to Group Alpha.Cevap
  2. Both planners S and T must be assigned to Group Beta.Cevap
  3. C
    Planner P and planner R must always be assigned to the same group.
  4. D
    Planners U and S can be assigned to the same group.

Cevap

Planner U must be assigned to Group Alpha, and both planners S and T must be assigned to Group Beta.
Group Alpha starts with planner R and gets exactly one of P or Q, leaving only one open slot. Planners S and T must be in the same group, requiring two open slots, so they must be placed in Group Beta. This completely fills Group Beta with three members (S, T, and one of P or Q), forcing planner U into Group Alpha. Therefore, the statements that planner U must be in Group Alpha and that both S and T must be in Group Beta are unequivocally correct.

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1
Analyze individual group capacities and fixed initial conditions.
Group Alpha has 3 spots, with R fixed in Group Alpha. Group Beta has 3 spots.
Establishing initial constraints establishes available space in each group.
2
Evaluate the placement of P and Q.
One of P or Q is in Group Alpha, and the other is in Group Beta.
Since P and Q cannot be in the same group, they must split across the two groups.
3
Determine the placement of S and T.
Group Alpha now contains {R, P/Q}, leaving only 1 available spot. Planners S and T must be together (requiring 2 spots), so S and T MUST both be placed in Group Beta.
Group Alpha does not have enough remaining capacity for the paired planners S and T.
4
Deduce the final group membership for planner U.
Group Beta is now full with {P/Q, S, T}. The remaining planner U must be placed in Group Alpha, giving Group Alpha = {R, U, P/Q}.
All 6 planners must be accounted for within their respective 3-member group capacities.

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