Question

There are five suspects for a crime: P,Q,R,S and T. You have the following evidence: 1. If Pia is innocent, then Quinn is guilty. 2. If Quinn is innocent, then Raquel is innocent. 3. If Stan is innocent, then Raquel is guilty. 4. If Tamar is innocent, then Pia is innocent. 5. Quinn is innocent. What can you infer? Quinn: Raquel: Stan: Tamar:

Answer 1

From the evidence, we can infer the following suspects as,

Quinn: innocent

Raquel: innocent

Tamar: guilty

Pia: guilty

Tamar: guilty

Let's breakdown the analysis from the given statements one by one for easy assessment:

1. We know for sure (statement 5) that Quinn is innocent, so Raquel is innocent (statement 2).

2. If Quinn is innocent, they can't be guilty (Statement 1). Also, if Raquel is innocent, they can't be guilty (Statement 3). So, Pia and Stan can be held guilty.

3. As Pia is guilty, Tamar is also guilty (Statement 4).