Linear Setup Practice Drill #3

[sim.LSAT]

Hi!

In the answer key to question 3 about the manager scheduling meetings, is there is a Not Law missing under Wednesday? Should there not be a F Not Law under Wednesday? Because if M must come before F, then F cannot be on Wednesday since A is on Tuesday.

[Adam Tyson]

There are a number of possible additional not laws in that diagram, simLSAT, such as R not being allowed to go on Wednesday or Thursday. You're right about F not going on Wednesday! Ultimately, the not laws become a bit of overkill in this problem, because it turns out the placement of all the variables is absolutely determined. This setup needs no not laws at all, but you could add them if you wish! On a real game you won't have a single solution like this in the main setup, so you should be aware of those extra not laws and use them if you find them helpful. In some cases, there will be so many not laws that it is better to focus on the few things that can happen (a template approach) rather than the many things that cannot.

Good catch, keep up the good work!