Mark, Brent, Logan, Steven, and Noah are on a school basketball team. All of the following

statements are true

There are 3 boys shorter than Mark.
Logan is shorter than Mark.
Noah is not the shortest boy.
Logan is taller than Brent and Noah

5. The boys, listed in order from tallest to shortest, are
A. Brent, Noah, Logan, Mark, Steven
B. Logan, Mark, Steven, Noah, Brent
C. Steven, Logan, Mark, Noah, Brent
D. Steven, Mark, Logan, Noah, Brent

1 answer

"There are 3 boys shorter than Mark"
so he is 2nd tallest, pointing to B or D

"Logan is shorter than Mark"
that eliminates B , leaving D

check to see if D satisfies the last two statements.