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A word-and-number rearrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers. It arranges them following a rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement: Input: 7289 CLAY 2854 POUR 5941 ABLE 6217 FLIP 9723 ONUS Step I: 49398 ABLE 4963 ONUS 251050 CLAY 36326 FLIP 81832 POUR Step II: 48399 BAKF 4639 PMVR 2155 BKBX 26633 EKJO 28813 OPVQ Step III: 1221 BKF 1012 PMVR 211 KX 146 KJ 184 PVQ Step IV: 429 BFK 134 MPRV 119 KX 22 JK 2 PQV Step V: 432 130 117 20 5 Step V is the last step for the above input. Find the appropriate steps for the following input: Input: 8345 UNIT 4972 DROP 3186 EVEN 5294 SOUP 1376 PLAY What is the difference between the greatest and second smallest digit in Step V?

1. 324
2. 203
3. None of these
4. None of these

Correct answer: 203

Solution

This is a rearrangement-machine puzzle where the input is transformed through successive steps until only numbers remain in Step V. After applying the same pattern to the new input, the final set leads to a greatest and second smallest digit difference of 203.

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