Mara runs faster than Gail. Lily runs faster than Mara. Gail runs faster than Lily. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

true
false
uncertain

Correct answer: false

Solution

From the first two statements, Lily is faster than Mara and Mara is faster than Gail, so Lily is faster than Gail. The third statement says Gail is faster than Lily, which contradicts the derived order. Therefore, the third statement is false.

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