#9 - Local, Could Be True

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Complete Question Explanation
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The correct answer choice is (A)

The question stem establishes that S lectures second and Z lectures fourth. Since T lectures before S (second rule), we can conclude that T lectures first. Likewise, V lectures before Z (third rule), forcing V into the third position:

Among the remaining three variables, P lectures before W (first rule), whereas Y does not lecture seventh (fifth rule). Therefore, W must lecture seventh:

The only uncertainty in the game, then, is the order in which P and Y deliver their lectures. Thus, in a Could Be True question such as this one, you should immediately seek answer choices that contain either P or Y. Only answer choices (A) and (E) qualify, and answer choice (A) is the only one that could be true.