#12 - Local, Must Be True

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=7717)

The correct answer choice is (C)

M can only appear first under Template #1. In that template J appears sixth, and so answer choice (C) is correct.

[cmnoury1221]

Hello,
Why is answer choice A wrong? Is it because G can be 4th?
M-L-H-G-P-J ?

Thanks!
carolyn

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi cmnoury1221,

Yes, in this question, we are looking for what is absolutely required. Once we know M is first, we are in the first template (the templates and set up are linked in the first post on this thread). The only other thing that is certain once M is in 1 is that J has to be last. G could be 4th or 5th. P can float between slots 2 and 5 as it would keep it before J but after M. That means that we can't be certain about who goes in any of the slots 2 through 5 in this question because P is so underdetermined.

Hope that helps!
Rachael