Mary prefers bananas to plums and plums to peaches,but is indifferent between bananas and oranges,she
A)prefers oranges to peaches.
B)prefers plums to oranges.
C)is indifferent between oranges and plums.
D)is indifferent between oranges and peaches.

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Given Mary's preferences, if she prefers bananas to plums and plums to peaches, and is indifferent between bananas and oranges, it logically follows that she would prefer oranges to peaches, as oranges are considered equivalent to bananas, which are preferred over plums, which in turn are preferred over peaches.

Mary Prefers Bananas to Plums and Plums to Peaches,but Is