Question

There are three boxes of three different colours - Green, Blue and Red, and 6 toys of which 2 are of Green colour, 2 are of Blue colour and 2 are of Red colour. The toys are packed in the three boxes such that each box has 2 toys of different colours in it and also the colour of the box is different from the colour of the toys packed in it. Now, 10 chocolates are kept in these boxes in such a way that the Green box has the maximum possible chocolates in it whereas, the Red box has the least possible chocolates in it. Each box should have at least one chocolate and no two boxes have the same number of chocolates. Determine which of the following is definitely true?

• A. The box which has the toys of Red and Blue colours has 8 chocolates in it
• B. The Green box, the Blue box and Red box have 5, 3 and 1 chocolate/s in them respectively
• C. Green Box has not more than one chocolate in it
• D. The box which has the toys of Blue and Green colours has 3 chocolates in it
• E. The box which has the toys of Green and Red colours has 2 chocolates in it

Hint:

Determine which toys go in each box first, then consider the chocolate distribution constraints.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D