An elderly woman and a rich man were seated next to each other on a flight from San Francisco to Denver. The man asked if she would enjoy playing a fun game. "I'll ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you'll have to pay me $5, and vice versa." She declined and tried to get some sleep. Annoyed, the man said, "OK. If you get the question wrong, you only owe me five bucks. But if I get the question wrong, I owe you $500." This was too good to pass up, so she agreed. The lawyer asked the first question. "What is the circumference of the earth?" The woman had no idea, so she paid him $5. Then the woman asked the man, "What wears makeup and walks on three legs?" The man had no idea. He took out his laptop and searched high and low for the answer…but he didn't have any luck. After searching for nearly an hour, he gave the woman $500. The woman said "thanks" and tried to sleep. The lawyer was clearly upset and asked the woman what the answer was. Without saying a word, the woman smiled and gave the lawyer a five-dollar bill.
Which of the details supports the inference that the elderly women did not know the answer to the question that she asked the man?

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This sentence shows that the woman didn't know the answer to her own question-that is why she handed over the $5 to the man.
"She declined and tried to get some sleep," is incorrect. This sentence supports the idea that the woman didn't want to play the game. 
"This was too good to pass up, so she agreed," is incorrect.This sentence supports the idea that the woman changed her mind and did want to play the game. 
"The woman had no idea, so she paid him $5," is incorrect. This sentence shows us that the woman did not know the answer to the man's question, not the one that she asked

An Elderly Woman and a Rich Man Were Seated Next