#5 - Everyone in Biba’s neighborhood is permitted to swim

[Dancingbambarina]

Is it correct to assume that since it's a public pool, it can be "closed" until someone goes to the pool to swim, then they can "unlock" it for them and they can swim. So I got this correct AC by thinking "If there's a child under 6 then the pool will open for them before noon if they go to the pool to swim."

I suppose my underlying logic is: It was difficult to assume that just because there's an under 6 neighbour, the pool would be open. What if the child has not swum at that pool ever? What if that child DOES NOT SWIM?
On the other end, it says the time "THAT THE POOL IS OPEN". How do we know it's open if we don't know this 6 year old neighbor in AC B has ever swum there or even swims? So the most logical assumption was that the child WENT to the pool before noon, and they opened up for the child (or this but in present tense.)

Would this logic be implausible as I'm using real life assumptions about public pools?

Thank you

[Dana D]

Hey dancing,

You're bringing in too many outside assumptions here - for the LSAT in general, but MBT questions especially, narrow your focus to just what the stimulus tells you, because the answer choice that MBT will be deduced from only what the stimulus says.

Your thinking is generally correct, you just added in a lot of other ifs ("if the child goes to swim the pool will open for them"). The stimulus and answer choice are actually suggesting that if there is a <6 year old, the pool must be open (as in have general operating hours) that begin before noon, because from noon-5pm there's no one under 6, and from 5- close its adults only. If everyone has a time they're allowed to swim, there must be some scheduled time for <6 year olds to swim too, and the only time left is before noon.

The stimulus says that every age group basically has a time they can swim at the pool. So yes, if there is even one <6 year old, the pools operating hours must account for that and afford them a time to swim. No need to debate whether that 6 year old can swim, will swim, wants to swim, etc.

Hope that helps!