If John passes all his courses and receives a higher grade in geology than in either language, which one of the follo...

KevinP February 11, 2019

Higher than either

Hi, I am having a hard time understanding a language in the question. It says "If John... receives a higher grade in geology than in either language". My question is, when it says "either", does it actually mean "both"? (i.e., G>I>R or G>R>I) or does it mean it's possible only one of I and R is lower than geology (i.e., G=I>R or G=R>I) <I have ignored the fact that G and P is consecutive for the purposes of my question since my question is about the meaning of word "EITHER"> Thanks!

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Ravi February 14, 2019

@KevinP,

Great question. In this case, when it says, "If John passes all his
courses and receives a higher grade in geology than in either
language," this means that John receives a higher grade in geology
than in Italian and a higher grade in geology than in Russian. In
other words, yes, his grade in geology is higher than the grades he
receives in his language classes.

Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any other questions!