#11 - Local, Must Be True

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (B)

If the computer in office 4 was bought in 1988, a chain reaction results that forces the printer in office 4 to have been purchased in 1988 (from the first rule), the computer in office 3 to have been purchased in 1988 (from the third rule), the computer in office 2 to have been bought in 1989 (from the fourth rule), the printer in office 2 to have been bought in 1989 (from the first rule), and the printer in office 1 to have been bought in 1989 (from the second rule), resulting in the following solution:

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Accordingly, the correct answer choice is (B).

Note that, interestingly, the hypothetical produced in this answer choice could have been used to answer question #10.