Question

Eve and Patty swam fewer laps than Maureen. Patty swam more laps than Eve, and Maureen swam fewer laps than Raymond. Who swam the most laps?

Answer 1

Raymond

Explanation:

1 ) Eve and Patty swam fewer laps than Maureen so...

Eve and Patty < Maureen

2 ) Patty swam more laps than Eve...

Patty > Eve

3 ) Maureen swam fewer laps than Raymond...

Maureen < Raymond

4 ) We can eliminate Eve and Patty since they swam fewer laps than Maureen. The ones who are left are...

Maureen and Raymond

5 ) We know that Maureen swam fewer laps than Raymond so we can eliminate Maureen.

Raymond

6 ) This mean that the one who swam the most laps is...

Raymond

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