"Pete is older than Jill,and Jill is older than Pat.Who is older,Pete or Pat?" The ability to solve problems such as this demonstrates competence in

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The ability to use transitivity (making comparisons between two things by using a third comparison) is necessary to solve this problem. Pete is older than Jill and Jill is older than Pat, so transitivity can be applied to determine that Pete is older than Pat. Therefore, choice D (transitivity) is the correct answer.

"Pete Is Older Than Jill,and Jill Is Older Than Pat