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Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12865)
The correct answer choice is (B)
To answer this question correctly, we need to determine the days on which J must work if H works on Wednesday. Templates 1, 2, and 3 all allow for H to work on Wednesday, thus all are in play, and since this is a Must Be True question the correct answer choice must be validated by each of them.
In Template 1, if H works on Wednesday (second shift), then J must work the second shift on Thursday.
And since we need an HJ block, H must also be on Thursday, working the first shift. That leaves J in the
first shift on Monday.
In Template 2, if H works on Wednesday (first shift), then J must work the first shift on Thursday. To
maintain the required HJ block, H would have to pair with the Thursday J, where H takes the second shift
that day. That leaves J in the second shift on Monday.
Thus far we have J on Monday and Thursday in both Templates 1 and 2.
In Template 3, if H works on Wednesday (first shift), then the only way to create the HJ block would be to
have both H and J on Monday. That leaves the other J to work the first shift on Thursday. Note that the HJ
Monday block is not as well-established in terms of which shift each will work compared to Templates 1 and 2—either H or J could work shift 1 or 2—but we do still know the day they work.
Once again J is working on Monday and Thursday, meaning that those are the two days J will always work when H works Wednesday, and answer choice (B) is proven correct.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=12865)
The correct answer choice is (B)
To answer this question correctly, we need to determine the days on which J must work if H works on Wednesday. Templates 1, 2, and 3 all allow for H to work on Wednesday, thus all are in play, and since this is a Must Be True question the correct answer choice must be validated by each of them.
In Template 1, if H works on Wednesday (second shift), then J must work the second shift on Thursday. And since we need an HJ block, H must also be on Thursday, working the first shift. That leaves J in the first shift on Monday. In Template 2, if H works on Wednesday (first shift), then J must work the first shift on Thursday. To maintain the required HJ block, H would have to pair with the Thursday J, where H takes the second shift that day. That leaves J in the second shift on Monday. Thus far we have J on Monday and Thursday in both Templates 1 and 2.
In Template 3, if H works on Wednesday (first shift), then the only way to create the HJ block would be to have both H and J on Monday. That leaves the other J to work the first shift on Thursday. Note that the HJ Monday block is not as well-established in terms of which shift each will work compared to Templates 1 and 2—either H or J could work shift 1 or 2—but we do still know the day they work.Once again J is working on Monday and Thursday, meaning that those are the two days J will always work when H works Wednesday, and answer choice (B) is proven correct.