SAEE Reasoning 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Gwen and Fred both work in the same office. <br>Within the Secret Service, Henry and Gwen both hold the same position. <br>Gwen is a Special Agent with the Secret Service. <br>Fred and Henry are both working on the same project. <br>At Fred and Gwen's office, there are only two Secret Service Special Agents. <br> <br> <br> Henry works for the Secret Service as a Special Agent.
- True (Correct answer)
- False
- Not enough information to make a decision
Correct answer: True
The first assertion is accurate. According to the facts, Gwen works as a Special Agent for the Secret Service, and Henry also holds this position. Henry must therefore be a Special Agent for the Secret Service.
Question 2: Gwen and Fred both work in the same office. <br>Within the Secret Service, Henry and Gwen both hold the same position. <br>Gwen is a Special Agent with the Secret Service. <br>Fred and Henry are both working on the same project. <br>At Fred and Gwen's office, there are only two Secret Service Special Agents. <br> <br> <br> There is no Secret Service Special Agent named Fred.
- True
- False
- Not enough information to make a decision (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Not enough information to make a decision
The premises state that Gwen is a Secret Service Special Agent and that there are only two Secret Service Special Agents at Fred and Gwen's office. While Henry holds the same position as Gwen within the Secret Service, it's not explicitly stated that he works in *that specific office*. Therefore, the second agent could be Fred, Henry (if he works in that office), or someone else entirely. There isn't enough information to definitively confirm or deny if Fred is the second Secret Service Special Agent.
Question 3: Gwen and Fred both work in the same office. <br>Within the Secret Service, Henry and Gwen both hold the same position. <br>Gwen is a Special Agent with the Secret Service. <br>Fred and Henry are both working on the same project. <br>At Fred and Gwen's office, there are only two Secret Service Special Agents. <br> <br> <br> Both Henry and Fred work as Secret Service Special Agents in the same office.
- True
- False (Correct answer)
- Not enough information to make a decision
Correct answer: False
We know Gwen is a Secret Service Special Agent. The statement 'Within the Secret Service, Henry and Gwen both hold the same position' means Henry is also a Secret Service Special Agent. The crucial premise is 'At Fred and Gwen's office, there are only two Secret Service Special Agents.' Since Gwen is one and Henry is the other (as they hold the same position and are both Secret Service), Fred cannot also be a Secret Service Special Agent in that office. Therefore, the statement that *both* Henry and Fred work as Secret Service Special Agents in the same office is false.
Question 4: All task force agents are based in Los Angeles or Houston. <br>Financial fraud investigators are among the Los Angeles task force agents. <br>Financial fraud investigators are all Houston task force agents. <br>Financial investigation training was provided to all Los Angeles task force agents who are financial fraud investigators. <br>Financial investigation training was not provided to any Houston task force agents. <br>Cyber security training was provided to all Houston task force agents. <br> <br> <br> Financial fraud investigators are not among the task force agents who have received cyber security training.
- True
- False (Correct answer)
- Not enough information to make a decision
Correct answer: False
The third premise states, 'Financial fraud investigators are all Houston task force agents.' The sixth premise states, 'Cyber security training was provided to all Houston task force agents.' Combining these two facts, it logically follows that all financial fraud investigators, being Houston task force agents, must have received cyber security training. Therefore, the statement that financial fraud investigators are *not* among those who received cyber security training is false.
Question 5: All task force agents are based in Los Angeles or Houston. <br>Financial fraud investigators are among the Los Angeles task force agents. <br>Financial fraud investigators are all Houston task force agents. <br>Financial investigation training was provided to all Los Angeles task force agents who are financial fraud investigators. <br>Financial investigation training was not provided to any Houston task force agents. <br>Cyber security training was provided to all Houston task force agents. <br> <br> <br> Houston has no task force agents who have received financial investigation training.
- True (Correct answer)
- False
- Not enough information to make a decision
Correct answer: True
The fifth premise explicitly states: 'Financial investigation training was not provided to any Houston task force agents.' This statement directly and unequivocally confirms the conclusion. Therefore, it is true that Houston has no task force agents who have received financial investigation training.
Question 6: All task force agents are based in Los Angeles or Houston. <br>Financial fraud investigators are among the Los Angeles task force agents. <br>Financial fraud investigators are all Houston task force agents. <br>Financial investigation training was provided to all Los Angeles task force agents who are financial fraud investigators. <br>Financial investigation training was not provided to any Houston task force agents. <br>Cyber security training was provided to all Houston task force agents. <br> <br> <br>There are no task force agents from Los Angeles who have received cyber security training.
- True
- False
- Not enough information to make a decision (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Not enough information to make a decision
The premises state that cyber security training was provided to all Houston task force agents. However, no information is given regarding whether Los Angeles task force agents received cyber security training. It is possible some did, or none did, as the text only specifies training for Houston agents and financial fraud investigators in LA (for financial investigation training). Without further details, we cannot make a definitive decision about LA agents and cyber security training.
Question 7: Lucy is a Special Agent with the Secret Service. <br>Beverly has never visited Boston. <br>All Special Agents from the Secret Service have visited Boston. <br>Brian works directly with Beverly. <br> <br> <br> Beverly is a Secret Service Special Agent.
- True
- False (Correct answer)
- Not enough information to make a decision
Correct answer: False
The third premise clearly states, 'All Special Agents from the Secret Service have visited Boston.' The second premise states, 'Beverly has never visited Boston.' Since Beverly has not visited Boston, she cannot be a Secret Service Special Agent, as that would contradict the established rule. Therefore, the statement 'Beverly is a Secret Service Special Agent' is false.
SAEE Reasoning 1
Gwen and Fred both work in the same office.
Within the Secret Service, Henry and Gwen both hold the same position.
Gwen is a Special Agent with the Secret Service.
Fred and Henry are both working on the same project.
At Fred and Gwen's office, there are only two Secret Service Special Agents.
Henry works for the Secret Service as a Special Agent.