Question 5
Three siblings named Fermat (F), Euclid (E), and Pythagoras (P) have different heights. One day, they talk to each other:
Pythagoras: “I am not the tallest.”
Euclid: “I am the tallest.”
Fermat: “I am not the shortest.”
Only one of them says the truth. Can you list their height in order from the tallest to the shortest?
Original choices: A) F, E, P; B) P, F, E; C) E, P, F; D) P, F, E; E) E, F, P.
Editorial grading note: this item uses a text answer. Enter the height order, or the letter of an equivalent original choice.
Pythagoras: “I am not the tallest.”
Euclid: “I am the tallest.”
Fermat: “I am not the shortest.”
Only one of them says the truth. Can you list their height in order from the tallest to the shortest?
Original choices: A) F, E, P; B) P, F, E; C) E, P, F; D) P, F, E; E) E, F, P.
Editorial grading note: this item uses a text answer. Enter the height order, or the letter of an equivalent original choice.