Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below. Seven friends - P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V - went to attend a cooking class for a week from Monday to Sunday, not necessarily in the same order. Each person prepared a different number of dishes during these classes. Q prepared the most dishes. The person who prepared the least dishes attended immediately after R.S prepared the 2ndmost dishes and attended on Sunday. T and the person who prepared the second-most dishes attended on consecutive days. Q prepared 5 dishes more than T who prepared 6 dishes more than P. P attended the classes immediately after the person who prepared 9 dishes. The person who prepared 10 dishes attended immediately before the person who prepared 8 dishes. Q attended on Wednesday, while V attended on Friday. There were 2 people between R and the person who prepared 6 dishes. Only One person prepared half number of dishes than the other one.
Four of the following five belong to a group based on the number of dishes they prepared. Which one does NOT belong to this group?

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**Solution:**

1. From the given data, the arrangement of days and persons is:

| Day       | Person | Dishes Prepared |
|-----------|---------|-----------------|
| Monday    | R       | 9               |
| Tuesday   | P       | 2               |
| Wednesday | Q       | 13              |
| Thursday  | U       | 6               |
| Friday    | V       | 10              |
| Saturday  | T       | 8               |
| Sunday    | S       | 12              |

2. Key points:
   - Q prepared the most dishes (13).
   - S prepared the second-most dishes (12) and attended Sunday.
   - P prepared 2 dishes, which is the least.
   - P attended immediately after the person who prepared 9 dishes (R on Monday).
   - The person who prepared 10 dishes (V) attended immediately before the person who prepared 8 dishes (T).
   - There are 2 people between R and the person who prepared 6 dishes (U).
   - Only one person prepared half the number of dishes compared to another (P with 2 is half of 4, but no 4 dishes; however, 6 and 12 fit this condition).

3. Grouping analysis:
   - S (12), T (8), V (10), and P (2) all have dish counts that relate through the conditions given.
   - R (9) stands out as the odd one because 9 does not fit the half or consecutive relations with others.

**Answer:** (e) R

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