chesstitans wrote:
Sharla is a better chess player than Marcus.
Marcus is a better chess player than Evelyn.
Olivia routinely beats Evelyn at chess.
What is the likely outcome if Sharla and Olivia play a game of chess?
A. Olivia will beat Sharla
B. Sharla will beat Olivia
C. The game will end in a draw
D. Olivia will decide not to play Sharla because she is intimidated
E. The two women will decide not to play chess at all
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I made the following logical assumption - if a play is better at chess - he or she "always" wins the game when playing against a player who is not as good as them.
A > B is used to indicate A is better than B.
Sharia > Marcus
Marcus > Evelyn
Olivia
routinely beats Evelyn.
So Olivia \(>=\) Evelyn
Here : Sharia is the strongest among at least Marcus and Evelyn.
Since Olivia is only "routinely" beating Evelyn and not always - it is safe to assume that Olivia is not as better than Evelyn as is Sharia ( who is better than a person already better than Evelyn )
So Sharia > Olivia.
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