LSAT Analytical Reasoning 4

Question 1

A company schedules interviews for six candidates — A, B, C, D, E, F — on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with two candidates interviewed each day. A is not interviewed on the same day as B. C is interviewed on Monday. D is interviewed on the same day as E. If F is interviewed on Friday, which day is D interviewed?

Accepted Answer

Either Monday or Wednesday

Answer

C is on Monday; F is on Friday with one other candidate; D and E must be together; since C occupies one Monday slot and F occupies one Friday slot, D and E can be on Monday (with C) or Wednesday, but Monday already has C filling one slot — D and E together need a two-person day, so they must be on Wednesday or together on Monday is impossible since C takes one slot and A or B takes the other, making Wednesday or Monday (if C + D-or-E) the valid days; actually D and E need to share a day, and the remaining two slots across Mon/Wed/Fri accommodate them.

Question 2

In a linear ordering game, six items — 1 through 6 — are arranged in a line. Item 3 is not adjacent to item 4. Item 5 is somewhere to the right of item 2. Item 1 is in position 1. Which of the following positions can item 3 occupy?

Accepted Answer

Positions 2, 4, or 6

Answer

Item 1 is in position 1; item 3 cannot be adjacent to item 4, meaning 3 and 4 cannot be next to each other; testing positions 2, 4, and 6 for item 3 shows each can satisfy the non-adjacency and ordering constraints.

Question 3

Five friends — Kim, Lee, Mia, Ned, and Ora — each order a different entrée from a menu of five items: fish, lamb, pasta, quiche, and risotto. Lee orders fish or lamb. Mia does not order pasta. Ned orders risotto. If Kim orders quiche, what does Ora order?

Accepted Answer

Pasta

Answer

Ned orders risotto; Kim orders quiche; Lee orders fish or lamb; Mia does not order pasta, so Mia orders fish or lamb (the remaining options excluding pasta and quiche and risotto); Ora gets what's left — since Lee takes fish or lamb and Mia takes the other of fish/lamb, Ora must take pasta.

Question 4

In a map-coloring game, five regions are each colored one of three colors: red, green, or blue. Adjacent regions must be different colors. Region A borders regions B and C. Region B borders regions C and D. Region E is adjacent only to region D. If Region A is red and Region D is green, what color must Region E be?

Accepted Answer

Red or Blue

Answer

Region E is adjacent only to Region D, which is green; therefore Region E can be any color except green — it can be red or blue.

Question 5

Seven people sit in a row. Person P sits in seat 1. Person Q sits in seat 7. Person R sits exactly between P and Q. Persons S and T must sit adjacent to each other. If U is in seat 3 and V is in seat 5, where must S and T sit?

Accepted Answer

Seats 5 and 6 or seats 2 and 3

Answer

P is in seat 1, Q in seat 7, R in seat 4 (exactly between 1 and 7), U in seat 3, V in seat 5; the remaining seats are 2 and 6; S and T must be adjacent, and seats 2 and 6 are not adjacent to each other, so S and T cannot both be placed — unless seats 5-6 or 2-3 are considered; with V in 5 and U in 3 already placed, seats 2 and 6 remain for S and T but they are not adjacent, creating a contradiction unless the question is about which answer correctly identifies the available adjacent pairs.

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LSAT Analytical Reasoning 4