#20 - Local, Could Be True, Except

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (E)

The condition in the question stem creates a vertical WY block:

G4-Q20-d1.png

This block can only occur in the second or fourth quarters (remember, W cannot be awarded a grant in the first or third quarters).

Using the grants-to-areas distributions and then applying it to the four quarters, in the 2-1-1-1, the WY block would appear in the second quarter (because only one W grant would exist, and that is already in the second quarter). In the 2-2-1-1 distribution, a second W grant could be awarded in the fourth quarter.

The following hypothetical shows that answer choices (A) and (B) can occur, and are thus incorrect:

G4-Q20-d2.png

The following hypothetical shows that answer choices (C) and (D) can occur, and are thus incorrect:

G4-Q20-d3.png

Thus, the correct answer choice is (E). In answer choice (E), if Y is awarded a grant in the third quarter, then either W appears in two quarters in a row or Y appears in two quarters in a row (because there are at most only 2Ws and 1 Y, or 2Ys and 1W, and with Y awarded a grant in the third quarter the 2Ws or 2Ys will appear in the second and third quarters). Either situation results in a violation of the third rule, so answer choice (E) cannot occur.