June..nancy

NSNguyen · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: June..nancy

June is taller than Kristin.
Letty is taller than Maria.
Maria is shorter than Nancy.
Kristin and Nancy are exactly the same height.
If the information above is true, which of the following must also be true?
(A) Letty is taller than Nancy.
(B) Letty is taller than June.
(C) Kristin is shorter than Letty.
(D) June is taller than Maria.
(E) Kristin is shorter than Maria

ildude02 · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

Is it D? Just use the math inequalities for all of them and you will see J > K=N > M;

raunekk · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

yup its D..

NSNguyen · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

stem:
1, J > K
2, L> M
3, N>M
4, N=K

A, L > N ( 2, 3) undetermined
B, L > J (1, 3, 4 => J > M, comparing with 2) undetermined
C, L> K ( 2, 3, 4) undetermined
D, J> M => OA (B)
E, K < M( 3, 4) fault

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