Answer to Question #102492 in Algebra for morgan miller

Question

The red marble is farther from the target than the white marble, and the black marble is closer to the target than the green marble. The white marble is not farther from the target than the black marble. The black marble is farther from the target than the red marble. Which marble is farther from the target, the green marble or the white marble?

Answer 1

From the statements 'the black marble is farther from the target than the red marble' and 'the red marble is farther from the target than the white marble' we can conclude that white marble is closer than black. Based on this and the statement 'the black marble is closer to the target than the green marble' we can conclude that the closest marble is white marble and the

the farthest is green one. Answer:Green.