Ordering by marks — Seating & Puzzles Aptitude Question
Ordering by marks: A scored more than B, C scored less than B, D scored more than A, and E scored more than D. Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Seating & Puzzles
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 55 seconds
Question
A scored more than B, C scored less than B, D scored more than A, and E scored more than D. Who scored the highest?
Options
- A
- C
- D
- E
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: D. E
Worked solution
- The chain is C < B < A < D < E.
- The highest is E.
Answer: E.
The idea
Turn every comparison into a single ordered chain before answering. Both extremes then read straight off.
Shortcut. For the top scorer, find the one who is never beaten: E appears only on the winning side (E > D) and no clue puts anyone above E. No full chain needed.
Common trap. "D" — stopping at 'D scored more than A' as the top of the chain and missing the final clue that E scored more than D.