Problem 4 · Order by comparing (transitivity) · 4 points
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A cat is heavier than a rabbit. The rabbit is heavier than a mouse. Who is the lightest?
- the mouse
- the rabbit
- they weigh the same
- the cat
- you cannot tell
Show a hint
- Make a small drawing for each sentence to show its weight comparison. Then look at both drawings together.
- One animal appears in both comparisons. Use that animal to connect the two clues.
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Answer: A — the mouse
The cat is heavier than the rabbit, and the rabbit is heavier than the mouse. That means the cat is also heavier than the mouse. Since both the cat and the rabbit are heavier than the mouse, the mouse is the lightest. “You cannot tell” is a tempting wrong choice because the cat and mouse are not compared directly, but the two clues together let us compare them.