#2 - Local, Maximum Minimum

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (C).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[rdee81]

I set up my rules and made my set up. I came up with HMJLKF. According to my board 5 letters are before F. 5 isnt even in the answer choices. How do I go about tackling a question like this?

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi rdee,

We are looking for a minimum here. We want to know what's the fewest number of people who could be before F. We know both L and K are before F. That's two students at minimum who are before F. We could have more before F, however, we just need to have those two.

Hope that helps!

[rdee81]

Hi rdee,

We are looking for a minimum here. We want to know what's the fewest number of people who could be before F. We know both L and K are before F. That's two students at minimum who are before F. We could have more before F, however, we just need to have those two.

Hope that helps!

Yeah but how did you get to that answer? Why wasnt the answer 1 then?

[Robert Carroll]

rdee81,

Rachael pointed out that K and L both have to be before F. That's at least two people.

Robert Carroll