#10 - Global

[relona]

Hi!
I'm a little confused on this answer. I understand that E is the answer, but I thought that since the rule stated that Quesadillas are the specials the day before the Gazpacho meant that the Quesadillas were only offered once because the Gazpacho is only offered once. Hence, I noted that Quesadillas could not be served on Saturday. Did I think about this wrong?
Thanks!

-relona

[Adam Tyson]

That's an easy mistake to make, relona, but it is, unfortunately, a mistake. While G can only go once, and Q must be immediately before that one G, that doesn't restrict Q to going only once. It could be the special that goes twice - once immediately before G and once some other time, and that other time could be Saturday! Since the rules don't require Q to go just once, we should not assume that it does.

This would have been different if the rule had instead said "Quesadillas are the special only the day immediately before gazpacho" or "Any day that quesadillas are the special, gazpacho must be offered the next day" (which, while not explicitly restricting Q to one day, would allow us to infer that, since Q going twice would force G to also go twice, which cannot happen).

Mind those assumptions! Anything that does not break the rules will be allowed!

[hope]

#10 asks: Which one of the following could be true?
A says: Monday's special is gazpacho.
But how can that be a possibility? Doesn't it conflict with the rule that says when G is offered Q is the day before? Should not this rule force Q to be Monday and G never being able to be Monday? Thanks for your prompt response.

[Robert Carroll]

hope,

Answer choice (A) is not correct. G cannot be on Monday. So it's not surprising that it says something impossible.

Leaving that aside, Q is not forced to be on Monday, in part because G could be on Wednesday, and Q on Tuesday.

Robert Carroll

[hope]

Thank you Robert for your prompt response. I see my erroneous thinking now. Happy Holidays 2021!