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#59633
Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=1624)
The correct answer choice is (E)
The condition in the question stem affects the Numerical Distribution discussed in the setup analysis. From the discussion of the distribution we know that I serves either two or three buildings. If, as stipulated in this question, I is to serve fewer office buildings than H, then I cannot serve all three office buildings and we can deduce that I serves exactly two office buildings. This also allows us to deduce that H must serve all three buildings. In addition, from the third rule, we know that I serves more office buildings than S, so S must serve exactly one building.
With the above numerical information, we know that I serves only buildings X and Z, and that therefore S must serve building Y:
From this diagram it is apparent that I and T serve exactly the same buildings, and therefore answer choice (E) is correct.
Answer choice (A): Because F always serves two buildings and H serves three buildings in this question, this answer choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (B): In this question S serves only one building but F always serves two buildings. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): Because P always serves one buildings and I serves two buildings in this question, this answer choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (D): From the third rule we know that I always serves more buildings than S, so the two trucks could never serve exactly the same buildings, and this answer choice must be wrong.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=1624)
The correct answer choice is (E)
The condition in the question stem affects the Numerical Distribution discussed in the setup analysis. From the discussion of the distribution we know that I serves either two or three buildings. If, as stipulated in this question, I is to serve fewer office buildings than H, then I cannot serve all three office buildings and we can deduce that I serves exactly two office buildings. This also allows us to deduce that H must serve all three buildings. In addition, from the third rule, we know that I serves more office buildings than S, so S must serve exactly one building.
With the above numerical information, we know that I serves only buildings X and Z, and that therefore S must serve building Y:
From this diagram it is apparent that I and T serve exactly the same buildings, and therefore answer choice (E) is correct.
Answer choice (A): Because F always serves two buildings and H serves three buildings in this question, this answer choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (B): In this question S serves only one building but F always serves two buildings. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): Because P always serves one buildings and I serves two buildings in this question, this answer choice cannot be correct.
Answer choice (D): From the third rule we know that I always serves more buildings than S, so the two trucks could never serve exactly the same buildings, and this answer choice must be wrong.
Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.
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