Multiple choice general knowledge

Mara runs faster than Gail. Lily runs faster than Mara. Gail runs faster than Lily. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

If Lily runs faster than Mara, and Mara runs faster than Gail, then Lily > Mara > Gail. Statement 3 claims Gail runs faster than Lily, which contradicts this ordering. Since Gail is actually the slowest of the three, statement 3 is false.

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