How to answer: From the given facts it should be obvious that the question involves a false statement, ie, misrepresentation. From the lecture you know that misrepresentation has three elements: that a statement was made; the statement was false; and the representee RELIED on the false statement. You need to state these three elements then fit the facts to the elements. A good answer would be as follows: Mary could have the contract set aside for misrepresentation because 1 Eric stated that the steering was serviced three months ago [you identify the statement]; 2 The statement was false because the steering had not been serviced for many years [you say what was false about the statement]; 3 Mary relied on the statement when she said she would not buy a car where the steering was not regularly checked [you explain how Mary relied on Eric's statement in deciding to buy the car]