#20 - Local, Could Be True

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=137&t=12861)

The correct answer choice is (D)

If J’s session is 3rd, then L’s session must be 1st, and from the third rule we can infer that M’s session is 2nd. H, and F GK remain to be placed. H cannot 4th due to the first rule, and so F must be on the 4th:

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As G’s session can be on the 5th, answer choice (D) could be true and is correct.

[ekraft]

I don't understand how D could be true, if rule number 1 requires H/M__ __ M/H. With the identified "correct" answer this rule would be broken by: M J F G K H. How could this be true?


Question #20: Local, Could Be True. The correct answer choice is (D)
If J’s session is 3rd, then L’s session must be 1st, and from the third rule we can infer that M’s session is 2nd. H, and F > GK remain to be placed. H cannot 4th due to the first rule, and so F must be on the 4th:
As G’s session can be on the 5th, answer choice (D) could be true and is correct.

Kind regards,
Elaine

[Ron Gore]

Thank you for your question, Elaine.

Regarding Q.20, it appears you have misread the rule regarding H and M. The rule stated that "at least two of the other nurses’ sessions must fall in between Heany’s session and Moreau’s session." Your question indicates you perceived the rule to mean there are exactly two other sessions in between. Please let me know if I have misunderstood your question.

Thanks,

Ron

[ekraft]

Thanks Ron

I had missed exactly as pointed out "at least". I need some more practice

Kind regards,
Elaine

[pineron11@gmail.com]

Hello,

I am trying to understand why L must be in the first session? Was this determined from an inference or a rule?

[Adam Tyson]

It is indeed from an inference, pineron11@gmail.com! L can only ever be either 1st or 3rd, and if J is 3rd in this local scenario then L must be 1st. The setup that includes that inference about L can be found at this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=137&t=12861

L cannot be in spots 5, 6, or 7 because it must be before F and the GK block. It cannot be 2nd because the last rule says so. So why not 4th? Because if you place it 4th, then the last 4 spaces would be filled with LFGK, and that would only leave the first 3 spaces for MJH, but M and H must have at least two spaces between them per the first rule! It's also the reason that the GK block cannot be in spots 3 and 4 - that would mean LFGK fill the first 4 spaces, squeezing M and H to close to each other at the end of the sequence.

[christinecwt]

Hi Team - May I know why Answer Choice C is wrong? Many thanks! Isn't that G can be 5th, H can be 6th, while K can be the last one? Thanks!