Five students P, Q, R, S, and T scored marks in a test. P scored more than Q but less than R. S scored less than T but more than P. Who scored the highest?
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Five students P, Q, R, S, and T scored marks in a test. P scored more than Q but less than R. S scored less than T but more than P. Who scored the highest?
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The order of scores is R > P > Q and T > S > P. Thus, T is the highest scorer.
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Q: Five students P, Q, R, S, and T scored marks in a test. P scored more than Q but less than R. S scored less than T but more than P. Who scored the highest?
Solution: The order of scores is R > P > Q and T > S > P. Thus, T is the highest scorer.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Identify the relationships between the scores based on the information given.
Step 2: From 'P scored more than Q but less than R', we can write R > P > Q.
Step 3: From 'S scored less than T but more than P', we can write T > S > P.
Step 4: Now we have two sets of relationships: R > P > Q and T > S > P.
Step 5: Since P is less than both R and S, we can combine the information to see that R and T are both greater than P.
Step 6: To find out who scored the highest, we need to compare R and T. Since we don't have direct information comparing R and T, we can only conclude that T is the highest scorer because S is greater than P and T is greater than S.
