The Man in Picture

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by sanju09 » Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:42 am

The Man in Picture is absconding since two days after The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. His Aid was caught by the Cops 11 days after The Murder of Roger Ackroyd or 5 days after The Absconding Man in Picture was Caught on Camera by a Media Person on 21 June 1926. If The Murder of Roger Ackroyd took place on Tuesday, then on what day of the week was The Absconding Man in Picture was Caught on Camera by a Media Person?
A. Saturday
B. Thursday
C. Wednesday
D. Tuesday
E. Monday

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by ganeshrkamath » Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:50 am

sanju09 wrote:The Man in Picture is absconding since two days after The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. His Aid was caught by the Cops 11 days after The Murder of Roger Ackroyd or 5 days after The Absconding Man in Picture was Caught on Camera by a Media Person on 21 June 1926. If The Murder of Roger Ackroyd took place on Tuesday, then on what day of the week was The Absconding Man in Picture was Caught on Camera by a Media Person?
A. Saturday
B. Thursday
C. Wednesday
D. Tuesday
E. Monday

Caught on Camera on 21 June 1926
This happened (11-5) = 6 days after the Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
Murder took place on Tuesday.
Caught on Camera on (Tuesday + 6) = Monday

Choose E

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by theCodeToGMAT » Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:54 am

Murder = x

Man Started to run = x + 2

x + 11 = (caught) + 5

x + 6 = Caught

So, [spoiler]{E}[/spoiler]

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