Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.
There are 6 one-hour slots, and the break is in hour 3 or 4. B and D must be consecutive (BD), and A and E must be consecutive (AE).
Break in hour 3: hours 1–2 must hold a 2-hour block. It can't be AE (the show can't start with A), so it is BD. Hours 4–6 then hold C and AE. "AE C" would end with C, which isn't allowed, so it must be C A E.
Schedule: B D (break) C A E. Valid: A doesn't come immediately after D.
Break in hour 4: for example C B D (break) A E, or B D C (break) A E. Both are also valid.
So the break can be in either the 3rd or the 4th hour. Both work.
Answer: (D) 3rd or 4th
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