Question

Paul is taller than Rose, Paul is shorter than Mabel, Rose is taller than Sam, and Jane is shorter than Rose. Who is the tallest?

Answer 1

Mabel,

Paul is taller than Rose so Rose is out of the picture,

Paul is shorter than Mabel, Making Mabel the highest,

And the rest are related to Rose who is out of the picture,

So Mabel is the tallest

Answer 2

Mabel is the tallest.

EXPLANATION

• We are required to find out who is the tallest person in the given groups of people.
• According to the data given, Paul is taller than Rose but Paul is shorter than Mabel.
• The next information is that Rose is taller than Sam but Jade is shorter than Rose.
• That means that both Jade and Sam are shorter than Rose.
• We can say that Rose is taller than Jade and Sam.
• Now, We already know Rose is shorter than Paul. So Rose cannnot be Rose.
• Now, The two people left is Mable and Paul.
• We already know that Mable is taller than Paul.
• Since Mabel is the tallest.

Hence, The answer is Mabel.

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