Read the both statements and give answer:
Among A, B, C, D and E, who is the third from the top when arranged in the descending order of their weights?
I. C is heavier than A and E and is less heavier than B who is not the heaviest.
II. E is heavier than only A.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
From statement I, we know that:
C is heavier than A and E
B is not the heaviest
C is less heavy than B
So, B > C > ? > A > E
Since C is third from the top, we can conclude that C is the third from the top when arranged in the descending order of their weights.
Statement II only tells us that E is heavier than A, which does not provide enough information to determine the third person from the top.
Thus, statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while statement II alone is not.