Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Tanya is older than Eric. Cliff is older than Tanya. Eric is older than Cliff. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Uncertain

  4. None
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B Correct answer
Explanation

From the first two statements: Cliff is older than Tanya (C > T), and Tanya is older than Eric (T > E). Therefore Cliff > Eric. The third statement claims Eric is older than Cliff, which directly contradicts this, making it false.

AI explanation

To answer this question, we can analyze the given statements:

  1. Tanya is older than Eric.
  2. Cliff is older than Tanya.
  3. Eric is older than Cliff.

Let's consider the implications of these statements:

If Tanya is older than Eric, and Cliff is older than Tanya, then it follows that Cliff is older than Eric. This contradicts the third statement which states that Eric is older than Cliff.

Therefore, since the third statement contradicts the first two statements, the correct answer is B) False.

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