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#40613
Complete Question Explanation
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13252)
The correct answer choice is (D)
The question stem establishes that P
H, which can be added to the sequence created in the first rule (along with the block from the second rule) to produce the following chain:
This creates a very interesting scenario, because H can have been written no earlier than fourth, and S can be written no earlier than fifth. But, from question #4, H cannot have been written fourth, and from the last rule H cannot have been written fifth. Thus, H must have been written sixth and S must have been written seventh. This is sufficient information to prove that answer choice (D) cannot be true, and is thus correct.
As a side note, L must have been written fifth in this question, and the overall diagram for this question appears as:
Why is it the case that L was written later than F, GP, and M? Because if L were written earlier than F, for example, then F, H, and S would all be written after L, causing L to violate the third rule.
(The complete setup for this game can be found here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=13252)
The correct answer choice is (D)
The question stem establishes that P
H, which can be added to the sequence created in the first rule (along with the block from the second rule) to produce the following chain:This creates a very interesting scenario, because H can have been written no earlier than fourth, and S can be written no earlier than fifth. But, from question #4, H cannot have been written fourth, and from the last rule H cannot have been written fifth. Thus, H must have been written sixth and S must have been written seventh. This is sufficient information to prove that answer choice (D) cannot be true, and is thus correct.
As a side note, L must have been written fifth in this question, and the overall diagram for this question appears as:
Why is it the case that L was written later than F, GP, and M? Because if L were written earlier than F, for example, then F, H, and S would all be written after L, causing L to violate the third rule.
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