#4 - Local, Could Be True, Except

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=370&p=92208)

The correct answer choice is (B).

This is the most difficult question of the game. The condition in the question stem creates the following block-sequence:

G1-Q4-d1.png

Because the earliest R could be is 4th, from the third rule we can deduce that T must be 3rd. Thus, the PSR block has only two options: 4-6 or 5-7.

When the block is in 4-6, U must be 1st or 2nd. Because Q > W, Q must also be 1st or 2nd, and W must be last. When the block is in 5-7, the remaining three unplaced variables—U, Q, and W—have several options, although from the first rule Q can never be 4th and W can never be 1st.

These are the resulting two diagrams:

G1-Q4-d2.png

Accordingly, T can never be immediately in front of Q, and answer choice (B) is correct.

[bella243]

Could someone please so kindly show a quick way to solve question 4? My approach - trying answer choices - was rather time consuming. Aside from hypotheticals, my thinking was that T had to be placed before PSR.

Thanks so much!

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Could someone please so kindly show a quick way to solve question 4? My approach - trying answer choices - was rather time consuming. Aside from hypotheticals, my thinking was that T had to be placed before PSR.

Thanks so much!

Hi Bella!

Thanks for the post! Dave has updated this question with an official explanation above. Thanks!