#12 - In the Centerville Botanical Gardens, all tulip trees are older than any maples.

[Dave Killoran]

Hi Ricky,

This is an unusual problem because the of the relativity of the ages, so don't rely on just FL diagramming to capture this. you have to understand it within the timescale too. The explanation I posted on the first page of this thread shows I how think this problem is best solved.

Also, the "two arrows from one source" happens a lot, and is seen repeatedly in the book. For example, almost every problem in the FL problem set at the end of the chapter features elements with two or more arrows attached. See the "CG" term in problem #1, for a great example of one with three relationships!

That said, this is a unique problem in LSAT history, and there is no other question like it. So it's not a problem you are likely to face again, thankfully

[RickyLW]

Hi Ricky,

This is an unusual problem because the of the relativity of the ages, so don't rely on just FL diagramming to capture this. you have to understand it within the timescale too. The explanation I posted on the first page of this thread shows I how think this problem is best solved.

Also, the "two arrows from one source" happens a lot, and is seen repeatedly in the book. For example, almost every problem in the FL problem set at the end of the chapter features elements with two or more arrows attached. See the "CG" term in problem #1, for a great example of one with three relationships!

That said, this is a unique problem in LSAT history, and there is no other question like it. So it's not a problem you are likely to face again, thankfully

Thank you, Dave. Your explanation helped put this question into perspective for me.