IMAT 2025 · Question 8
PROBLEM SOLVINGIMAT 2025 Q81 / 1
Three pills — coloured blue, red, and green, respectively, — are each placed individually inside three small boxes of the same colours — blue, red, and green — in such a way that no pill is inside the box of its own colour. Additionally, the blue pill is not in the green box. Which pill is in which box?
A
The blue pill is in the blue box, the green pill is in the green box, the red pill is in the red box.
B
The red pill is in the blue box, the green pill is in the green box, the blue pill is in the red box.
C
The blue pill is in the green box, the green pill is in the red box, the red pill is in the blue box.
D
The green pill is in the blue box, the red pill is in the blue box, the blue pill is in the green box.
E
The green pill is in the blue box, the red pill is in the green box, the blue pill is in the red box.
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