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Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15423)
The correct answer choice is (E)
The question stem creates a ZW block. In the context of our understanding about the first three and last three spaces, because exactly one of W and Z must be in the first three and the other must be in the last three, the only place this block can be positioned is in slots three and four:
Accordingly, because Z must perform in slot three, answer choice (E) is the correct answer.
For the purpose of better understanding the game, let’s complete the setup to this question despite the fact that answer choice (E) has already been proven correct. From the first rule V
Z, and thus V must perform in slot one or two. From the second rule W X, and thus X must perform in slot five or six. The two remaining variables—U and Y—are controlled by the third and fourth rules, with the result that Y must perform in slot one or two, and U must perform in slot five or six. Combining all of this information results in the following diagram:
Finally, let’s take a moment to go back and evaluate this question assuming you did not have the group understanding of the first three slots and the last three slots. To approach this question, you would have focused on the sequence. Adding in the ZW block would result in the following sequences:
Given the slot restrictions on Y and U produced by the third and fourth rules, you would be able to deduce fairly quickly that Y would have to perform earlier than the ZW block, and that U would perform later than the ZW block. That would place two variables (V and Y) before the block and two variables (U and X) after the block, which then forces the block into slots three and four.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=15423)
The correct answer choice is (E)
The question stem creates a ZW block. In the context of our understanding about the first three and last three spaces, because exactly one of W and Z must be in the first three and the other must be in the last three, the only place this block can be positioned is in slots three and four:
Accordingly, because Z must perform in slot three, answer choice (E) is the correct answer.
For the purpose of better understanding the game, let’s complete the setup to this question despite the fact that answer choice (E) has already been proven correct. From the first rule V
Z, and thus V must perform in slot one or two. From the second rule W X, and thus X must perform in slot five or six. The two remaining variables—U and Y—are controlled by the third and fourth rules, with the result that Y must perform in slot one or two, and U must perform in slot five or six. Combining all of this information results in the following diagram:Finally, let’s take a moment to go back and evaluate this question assuming you did not have the group understanding of the first three slots and the last three slots. To approach this question, you would have focused on the sequence. Adding in the ZW block would result in the following sequences:
Given the slot restrictions on Y and U produced by the third and fourth rules, you would be able to deduce fairly quickly that Y would have to perform earlier than the ZW block, and that U would perform later than the ZW block. That would place two variables (V and Y) before the block and two variables (U and X) after the block, which then forces the block into slots three and four.
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