#21 - Local, Must Be True

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=177&p=88290#p88290)

The correct answer choice is (C).

If P and T are teammates, they must be teammates on the second-place team. Because P is on the second-place team, and the fourth rule stipulates that P N, N must be on the third-place team. And, because S cannot be on the third-place team the second-place team is now full, S must be on the first-place team. Thus, only M and O remain unplaced, and they are a rotating dual option between the first and third teams:

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Accordingly, four of the members can be exactly determined, and answer choice (C) is correct.

[ccampise]

Can't seem to crack this one as I can only place S in 1st and N in third with P and T in second, any insight? Thanks! .Unless they are counting P and T along with S and N which would make 4? But I wouldn't think so because usually for questions like this they don't count the info they give you?

[Lucas Moreau]

Hello, ccampise,

They are in fact counting P and T along with S and N. It is possible to overthink these games...you gotta be careful, lol.

For questions like this, they very often will count the information they give you. The trick is realizing that they didn't directly say that P and T are in second, but rather only that they're on the same team. You had to make one inference to realize that T is second, so P and T both had to be second - and that's just enough distance for them to give you that information without immediately giving the question away.

Hope that helps,
Lucas Moreau

[muhammadtheahmed]

So they are counting the placement of S and N. Are they counting P as well or is it T?

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

They are counting all of P, T, N, and S. They are the members that we can place on a specific day. We have to include every one of the variables that are placed, not just the variables that were not mentioned in the question stem.

Is there a reason that you would only count P or only T?