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A city in the US has a basketball league with three basketball teams, the Aztecs, the Braves and the Celtics. A sports writer notices that the tallest player of the Aztecs is shorter than the shortest player of the Braves. The shortest of the Celtics is shorter than the shortest of the Aztecs, while the tallest of the Braves is shorter than the tallest of the Celtics. The tallest of the Braves is taller than the tallest of the Aztecs.
Which of the following can be judged with certainty?
X) Paul, a Brave is taller than David, an Aztec
Y) David, a Celtic, is shorter than Edward, an Aztec
A. Both X and Y
B. Y only
C. Neither X nor Y
D. X only
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- only X can fulfill all the criteria with certainty.
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(22) No(0)
- ans is D. X only
Let the Aztec be represented as A, Celtic e C and Brave be B and tallest player as t ans smallest player as s
so acc to the que
Ct > Bt > Bs > At > As > Cs
so according to this we can say by certainty that Statement X is correct - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(14) No(0)
- only x will fulfill..
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- Both X and Y
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- only X , because all condition is fulfill.
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- both X and Y
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- A both x & y
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- both x and y
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- both x and y
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- both x and y
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- Both x and Y
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- Both x & y..
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- We solve this problem by taking numbers. Let the shortest of Braves is 4 feet. Then tallest of Aziecs is less than 4. So let it be 3 feet.
A -> 2 - 3
B -> 4 - 6
C -> 1 - 7
From the above we can safely conclude X is correct. but Y cannot be determined. - 5 Months agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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