Six boys \( A, B, C, D, E \) and \( F \) are marching in a line. They are arranged according to their heights, the tallest being at the back and the shortest in the front. \( F \) is between B and \( A \) . \( E \) is shorter than D but taller than \( C \) who is taller than \( A \) . \( E \) and \( F \) have two boys between them A is not the shortest among them. Who is next to the shortest?
This question is from the same logic puzzle as the previous ones. To answer it, we must first use the clues to determine the complete height ranking of the six boys.
A complete, step-by-step analysis of all the clues ("D > E > C > A", "A > F > B", etc.) leads to a single, unique ranking of the boys from shortest to tallest:
The full order can be written as: B < F < A < C < E < D.
The question asks: "Who is next to the shortest?"
Looking at our final ranking list:
The boy at the second position is F.
Final Answer: F is next to the shortest.
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