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#28609
Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=11942)
The correct answer choice is (A)
This question is similar to question #18, except that H is specified as the fourth parcel. Because J and N are already delivered before H, in order to deliver H fourth, K must be among the first three parcels delivered (leaving K, J, and N as the first three parcels, not necessarily in that order). The remaining parcels (L, M, G, O) then align behind H. A diagram including the new condition would appear as:
The remainder of the question stem is a Could Be True Except question, which means that the four incorrect answers Could Be True, and the one correct answer Cannot Be True.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Because K must be one of the first three parcels delivered, K cannot be delivered fifth. Note how the test makers immediately examine the most difficult variable to place in this question. In this sense, the question becomes a “gut check” on whether you understand the range of possibilities inherent in K’s positioning in the game itself.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. L could be delivered fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth.
Answer choice (C): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. M could be delivered fifth or sixth.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. G could be delivered sixth or seventh.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. O could be delivered seventh or eighth.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=11942)
The correct answer choice is (A)
This question is similar to question #18, except that H is specified as the fourth parcel. Because J and N are already delivered before H, in order to deliver H fourth, K must be among the first three parcels delivered (leaving K, J, and N as the first three parcels, not necessarily in that order). The remaining parcels (L, M, G, O) then align behind H. A diagram including the new condition would appear as:
The remainder of the question stem is a Could Be True Except question, which means that the four incorrect answers Could Be True, and the one correct answer Cannot Be True.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Because K must be one of the first three parcels delivered, K cannot be delivered fifth. Note how the test makers immediately examine the most difficult variable to place in this question. In this sense, the question becomes a “gut check” on whether you understand the range of possibilities inherent in K’s positioning in the game itself.
Answer choice (B): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. L could be delivered fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth.
Answer choice (C): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. M could be delivered fifth or sixth.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. G could be delivered sixth or seventh.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice could be true, and is therefore incorrect. O could be delivered seventh or eighth.
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