Anu is taller than Bobby. Bobby is taller than Chetan
Anu is taller than Bobby. Bobby is taller than Chetan. Samar thinks this cannot decide who is taller between Anu and Chetan — one more piece of information is needed. His sister says it is already certain. Who is right?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: His sister is right, Anu is definitely taller than Chetan
Why
Samar's caution is a genuinely good habit — often, two separate facts really do need a third piece of information to connect them. Height comparisons, though, chain together automatically: if Anu is taller than Bobby, and Bobby is taller than Chetan, then Anu must be taller than Chetan too — there is no way to arrange three heights where this fails, because 'taller than' always carries over down the line (mathematicians call this a transitive relation). Test it with real numbers: pick any heights fitting the rule, say Anu=150cm, Bobby=145cm, Chetan=140cm — Anu is automatically taller than Chetan, and no matter what specific numbers you try (as long as they fit the two given facts), Anu always ends up taller than Chetan. His sister is right: Anu is definitely taller than Chetan — height comparisons chain together on their own, unlike facts that need an extra connecting clue.
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