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Directions: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the question that follows. There are 6 men X, Y, Z, C, D and F in a gym, all having different weights. The weight of C is 1.25 times the weight of X and half the weight of F. D weighs more than only Z. Also, F is not the heaviest. The person who is third lightest has a weight of 60 kg, which is 15 kg more than the person with the least weight.

What can be the average weight of C and Z?

  1. 50 kg

  2. 55 kg

  3. 60 kg

  4. 65 kg

  5. 70 kg
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Explanation

Based on the constraints: Z < D < X < C < F. Third lightest is 60kg, which is 15kg more than the least (Z). So Z = 45kg. Third lightest is X = 60kg. C = 1.25 * X = 75kg. Average of C and Z = (75 + 45) / 2 = 60kg.

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