Given Data

1. Input: 16, 29, 11, 24.
2. Step I: 29, 16, 11, 24.
3. Step II: 29, 24, 16, 11.

Question

Which number moves to the third position in Step III?

Answer

16.

Solution

1. The machine places the largest remaining number at each next position.
2. 29 and 24 are already fixed in the first two positions.
3. Of 16 and 11, the larger number is 16, so it moves to third position.