Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Logical Reasoning · easy

Pia, Fe, Elmer and Hazel arrived at the city hall at different times one morning. • Fe was the last to arrive. • Elmer arrived immediately before Fe. • Hazel arrived immediately before Pia. Who arrived second?

  1. Elmer
  2. Fe
  3. Pia
  4. Hazel

Answer

C. Pia

Solution

Putting all the clues together, the only possible order from first to last to arrive is: Hazel, Pia, Elmer, Fe. Every clue is satisfied by this order, and no other order satisfies all of them. Therefore, the answer is Pia.

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