- Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:38 pm
#98010
Hi adricristofari,
Sometimes, you'll get a question like this---a global question about an inference you just did not see upfront. There are a few options. First, you can skip the question until you do more of the game. Until you see more questions, more answers. Question 9, for example, gives us a situation where J is 5, which eliminates answer choice (E) for number 8. But let's say you want to look at this without referencing other questions. Here's how we'd do that:
Let's think about why J couldn't go somewhere. J is only in one rule. J cannot be immediately before or after V.
Our next step would be to think about what would force J to be next to V. V also has some limitations. It has to go before K and S, which means it cannot go 5 or 6.
If J is 1, there are no problems. J would be very far from V because RN would be in between J and V. R and N also provide a buffer when J is in 2.
But what happens when J is in 3? R would be 1, N would be 2. J would be 3. Then we'd only have slot 4 for V to go before K and S. That puts J right before V which is the one thing that cannot happen. That's why answer choice (C) is our correct answer.
Just to be complete, let's try J in 4 and 5. If J is in 4, we can have the order VRNJKS. V and J can be separated by RN again.
If J is in 5, we could have VRNKJS. That's also fine. RNK all separate V from J here.
The key to this question is to notice the interaction between the VJ/JV not block and the R/N relationship. And once you solve this question, you can add the J not rule to slot 3.
Hope that helps!
