Logical Problems — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Because the first two statements are true, Eric is the youngest of the three, so the third statement must be false.

Because the first two statements are true, raspberries are the most expensive of the three.

All of the trees in the park are flowering trees, So all dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.

We know from the first two statements that Lily runs fastest. Therefore, the third statement must be false.

Since the Gaslight Commons costs more than the Riverdale Manor and the Livingston Gate costs more than the Gaslight Commons, it is true that the Livingston Gate costs the most.

From the first two statements, you know that the Kingston Mall has the most stores, so the Kingston Mall would have more stores than the Four Corners Mall.

The first two statements give information about Zoe's tulips and pansies. Information about any other kinds of flowers cannot be determined.

Because the first two sentences are true, both Josh and Darren saw more movies than Stephen. However, it is uncertain as to whether Darren saw more movies than Josh.

According to the first two statements, Fido weighs the most and Boomer weighs the least.

If no wall-to-wall carpeting is pink and all the offices have wall-to-wall carpeting, none of the offices has pink wall-to-wall carpeting.

From the first two statements, we know that of the three classes, Class A has the highest enrollment, so the third statement must be false.

From the first two statements, we know that of the three classes, Class A has the highest enrollment, so the third statement must be false.

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.

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.

Joe is younger than Kathy and older than Mark, so Mark must be younger than Kathy.

We only know that Jasmine weighs more than Jason. There is no way to tell whether Jasmine also weighs more than Jenna.

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

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.

Given the information in the first two statements, Bryant is sitting in front of both Jerome and Martina, so the third statement must be false.

The first two statements indicate that Battery Y lasts the least amount of time, but it cannot be determined if Battery Z lasts longer than Battery X.

Spot is bigger than King, and Ralph is bigger than Spot. Therefore, King must be smaller than Ralph.

Because the first two statements are true, Penfield is west of Centerville and southwest of Middletown. Therefore, the third statement is false.

We know only that long-tailed Gangles have spots. We cannot know for certain if long-tailed Gangles also have short hair.

We know that there are Signots with buttons, or Lamels, and that there are yellow Signots, which have no buttons. Therefore, Lamels do not have buttons and cannot be yellow.

The market is one block west of the hotel. The drugstore is two blocks west of the hotel, so the drugstore is west of the market.

To the extent that a toothpick is useful, it has value.

There is not enough information to verify the third statement.

Rulers are the most expensive item.

Both the car and the train are quicker than the bus, but there is no way to make a comparison between the train and the car.

Cloudy days are the most windy, but there is not enough information to compare the wind on the foggy days with the wind on the sunny days.

This is the order of the cars from left to right: minivan, pickup, sedan, sport utility vehicle.

Of the three, the drugstore has the best selection of postcards.

The first two statements indicate there are more yellow jelly beans than red and green.

Statement II is the only true statement. Since all dogs like to run, then the ones who like to swim also like to run. There is no support for statement I or statement III.

Since one-half of the four children are girls, two must be boys. It is not clear which children have blue or brown eyes.

Drink mixes may or may not be red, so option I is not a fact. All drink mixes are beverages but beverages can also be other than drink mixes, option II is also not a fact. Because all drink mixes are beverages and all beverages are drinkable, therefore all red drink mixes will be drinkable. Option III is a fact.

The first statement cannot be true because only female birds lay eggs. Statement II is true because some hens are chickens and all chickens are birds. Statement III is also true because if only some chickens are hens, then some must not be hens.

All baseball caps have brims, since baseball caps are hats (Fact 3) and all hats have brims (Fact 1). This rules out statement III, but it doesn't follow that all caps, a category that may include caps that are not baseball caps, have brims (statement I). Statement II cannot be confirmed, either, since it is possible, given the information, that all baseball caps are black.

There is no information in the facts to support statements I or II. Statement III is clearly wrong because, according to Fact 1, no frames cost less than $35.

None of the three statements is supported by the known facts.