#23 - Local, Must Be True

[Dave Killoran]

Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=2065)

The correct answer choice is (B).

N can represent J only under Template #2, and once J and N are assigned, then H must be assigned to lane 2, leaving L and S rotating between lanes 3 and 5:

PT7-Feb 1993 LG Explanations game 4 #23 diagram 1.png

Accordingly, answer choice (B) is correct.

[Lance]

Hi,

I have been trying to work through this problem but keep running into difficulties answering the final 2 questions (23 & 24). I am not very confident in my set up for this question and any help in how to approach the game as a whole would be greatly appreciated.

The problem deals with five runners and five charities that represent each runner.

Thanks!

[WestDakota]

Hi Lance,

First, please read the post about this game's setup: lsat/viewtopic.php?f=423&t=2065

For #23, the question tells you that N represents J. So you have vertical block, with N on top and J on the bottom. Since N can never be last (Rule 4 deduction), only Possibility 1 will accommodate the vertical NJ block:

1 2 3 4 5
N O _ P _
J _ F K G

H is the only charity left to be placed, and you're forced to put it in space 2. (Answer Choice B)