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A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons.
There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges.
The basket contains more apples than oranges.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain
- Correct Answer
- true
ExplanationThere are fewer oranges than either apples or lemons, so the statement is true.
Easy method: (Try this method to solve without any confusion)
1. A fruit basket contains more apples than lemons = App > Lem
2. There are more lemons in the basket than there are oranges = Lem > Org
Now, Combine the above two results: App > Lem > Org
3. The basket contains more apples than oranges (App > ... > Org) = Yes.
Therefore, the given 3rd statement is true.
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- 1. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
krekinblaf means workforce
dritakrekin means groundwork
krekinalti means workplace
Which word could mean "someplace"?
Options- A. moropalti
- B. krekindrita
- C. altiblaf
- D. dritaalti Discuss
Correct Answer: moropalti
Explanation:
Krekin means work; blaf means force; drita means ground; and alti means place. Drita means ground, so that rules out choices b and d. Choice c isn't correct because blaf means force. That leaves choice a as the only possible answer.- 2. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
aptaose means first base
eptaose means second base
lartabuk means ballpark
Which word could mean "baseball"?
Options- A. buklarta
- B. oseepta
- C. bukose
- D. oselarta Discuss
Correct Answer: oselarta
Explanation:
Apta means first; ose means base; epta means second; larta means ball; and buk means park. Thus, oselarta means baseball.- 3. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
relftaga means carefree
otaga means careful
fertaga means careless
Which word could mean "aftercare"?
Options- A. zentaga
- B. tagafer
- C. tagazen
- D. relffer Discuss
Correct Answer: tagazen
Explanation:
In this language, the root word taga, which means care, follows the affix (relf, o?, or fer?). Therefore, in the word aftercare, the root word and the affix would be reversed in the artificial language. The only choice, then, is tagazen, because tagafer would mean less care.- 4. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
morpirquat means birdhouse
beelmorpir means bluebird
beelclak means bluebell
Which word could mean "houseguest"?
Options- A. morpirhunde
- B. beelmoki
- C. quathunde
- D. clakquat Discuss
Correct Answer: quathunde
Explanation:
Morpir means bird; quat means house; beel means blue; clak means bell. Choice c, which begins with quat, is the only possible option.- 5. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
briftamint means militant
uftonel means occupied
uftonalene means occupation
Which word could mean "occupant"?
Options- A. elbrifta
- B. uftonamint
- C. elamint
- D. briftalene Discuss
Correct Answer: uftonamint
Explanation:
Brift means the root word mili?; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix ?tant; the root word ufton? means occupy; el means the suffix ?ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix ?tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, c, and d can be easily ruled out.)- 6. The Shop and Save Grocery is south of Greenwood Pharmacy.
Rebecca's house is northeast of Greenwood Pharmacy.
Rebecca's house is west of the Shop and Save Grocery.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
Correct Answer: false
Explanation:
Because the first two statements are true, Rebecca's house is also northeast of the Shop and Save Grocery, which means that the third statement is false.- 7. Joe is younger than Kathy.
Mark was born after Joe.
Kathy is older than Mark.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
Correct Answer: true
Explanation:
Joe is younger than Kathy and older than Mark, so Mark must be younger than Kathy.- 8. On the day the Barton triplets are born,
Jenna weighs more than Jason.
Jason weighs less than Jasmine.
Of the three babies, Jasmine weighs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
Correct Answer: uncertain
Explanation:
We only know that Jasmine weighs more than Jason. There is no way to tell whether Jasmine also weighs more than Jenna.- 9. The temperature on Monday was lower than on Tuesday.
The temperature on Wednesday was lower than on Tuesday.
The temperature on Monday was higher than on Wednesday
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
Correct Answer: uncertain
Explanation:
We know from the first two statements that Tuesday had the highest temperature, but we cannot know whether Monday's temperature was higher than Tuesday's- 10. Oat cereal has more fiber than corn cereal but less fiber than bran cereal.
Corn cereal has more fiber than rice cereal but less fiber than wheat cereal.
Of the three kinds of cereal, rice cereal has the least amount of fiber.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Options- A. true
- B. false
- C. uncertain Discuss
Correct Answer: true
Explanation:
From the first statement, we know that bran cereal has more fiber than both oat cereal and corn cereal. From the second statement, we know that rice cereal has less fiber than both corn and wheat cereals. Therefore, rice cereal has the least amount of fiber.
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