S is elder to R
To determine which statement is necessarily true, let's start by analyzing the relationships given in the problem:
- P is elder to Q.
- R and S are elder to T, who lies between P and R.
- R is elder to Q.
Let's represent the relationships with the proper sequence:
- From condition 1: P > Q
- From condition 3: R > Q
- From condition 2 (T lies between P and R), and R and S are elder to T:
- Possible order incorporating T: P > T > R and S > T
Given condition 3 (R > Q), one can deduce that R is elder than T, but the placement of S in relation to R is not given in condition 3.
Now evaluate each option based on this sequence:
- P is elder to R: Although P is elder than T and T is between P and R, this does not necessarily mean P is elder than R; therefore, this statement is not definitively true.
- S is elder to R: Since R and S are both elder to T and S is stated to be elder than T, and we do not have explicit information about S being younger than R, it aligns that S can be older than R and is thus a valid assertion.
- Q is elder to T: This is false as P > Q and P > T (since T is between P and R), meaning Q must be younger than T.
- R is elder to S: This is speculative without additional specific information regarding S's age relative to R.
The necessarily true statement, given the constraints and potential sequences aligned with the scenario, is: S is elder to R. Therefore, option 2 is the correct answer.
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i. He must visit A before B and E.
ii. He must visit B before D.
iii. The third hospital he visits must be C.
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