Question

A panel of music historians ranked eight contemporary songwriters – Jackson, King, Lennon, Mitchell,

Nicks, Prince, Simon, and Wonder – according to their relative impact on the evolution of the popular
song form. No other songwriters were considered, and there were no ties in the final ranking. The ranking
of the songwriters met the following conditions:
Nicks was ranked higher than Lennon but lower than Simon.
Prince was ranked lower than both Mitchell and Jackson.
Wonder was ranked lower than Nicks.
Jackson was ranked higher than Simon.
Nicks was ranked higher than King.

Answer 1

The subject of this question is Mathematics and the grade level is High School. Based on the conditions given, the ranking of the songwriters on their impact on the evolution of the popular song form is: Simon, Jackson, Nicks, Lennon, King, Mitchell, Prince, Wonder.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question provides a set of conditions to rank eight contemporary songwriters: Jackson, King, Lennon, Mitchell, Nicks, Prince, Simon, and Wonder. By analyzing the conditions given, we can determine the ranking of the songwriters based on their relative impact on the evolution of the popular song form:

1. Simon
2. Jackson
3. Nicks
4. Lennon
5. King
6. Mitchell
7. Prince
8. Wonder

This ranking satisfies all the conditions provided in the question.