In order to rank the five members of its chess team for play against another school, the coach draws the following diagram. An arrow from 1 to 2 means player 1 has defeated player 2.

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Question

​In order to rank the five members of its chess team for play against another school, the coach draws the following diagram. An arrow from 1 to 2 means player 1 has defeated player 2. ​​

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Based on the diagram, player 3 has defeated player 4, and player 4 has defeated player 5. Therefore, player 3 should be ranked higher than player 4 and player 5. Player 1 has defeated player 3 and player 4, so they should be ranked higher than those two players. Finally, player 2 has defeated player 1, so player 2 should be ranked highest. This ranking order is consistent with option C.

​In Order to Rank the Five Members of Its Chess

In Order to Rank the Five Members of Its Chess