Direction Each problem consists of three statements. Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain.
6.

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
A. True B. False
C. Uncertain D. Data Insufficient
Answer and Explanation
Answer: A
Explanation:

There 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.

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
A. True B. False
C. Uncertain D. Data Insufficient
Answer and Explanation
Answer: A
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
A. True B. False
C. Uncertain D. Data Insufficient
Answer and Explanation
Answer: C
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
A. True B. False
C. Uncertain D. Data Insufficient
Answer and Explanation
Answer: C
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 t
A. True B. False
C. Uncertain D. Data Insufficient
Answer and Explanation
Answer: A
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.