Q23

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

[MarieB112]

Hi!

i see why C does not work but when i test B it does not seem to work for me either... why is B okay?

[andrewgong01]

Hi!

i see why C does not work but when i test B it does not seem to work for me either... why is B okay?

B is okay because when you put PT in Group 1 that means the only flowers that could go in Group 3 is S and R. (L is not allowed in Group 3 because of the condition rule that says If L then no S but we already have S in Group 3 by the set up).

This in turn then implies Group 3 will have both S and R as that is the only way for the rule on Group 2 and Group 3 to share exactly 2 of the same flowers ( of the 5 flowers 3 flowers can not go in Group3) . This in turn means that Group 2 must have at least both S and R.

This would not violate any rules so that's why B works

I think the key to this question (and game as a whole) was asking who is left after placing what is known on who is in Group 1 or Group 3 because that any placement in either of the two groups affects the other group . And then we also know Group 3 needs at least 2 flowers to satisfy the other rule (the sharing flowers with Group 2 rule)

[CatherineC439]

Hello -- Why can L not go in bouquet 1?

[Laura Damone]

Hi! Please forgive the delay here - technical difficulties swallowed your post!

L can't go in bouquet 1 in the diagram shown for this question ONLY because that diagram is a hypothetical to test answer choice C.

If L, P and R are the only members of Group 2, and Group 2 has to have 2 members in common with group 3, group 3 has to have P and R, since it can't have L.

This means group 1 can't have P or R. The contrapositive of rule 4 tells us that if you don't have R you don't have L. Hence L is crossed off beneath slot 1. The contrapositive of rule 5 tells that if you don't have P you don't have T, which is why T is crossed off beneath slot 1. That leaves nobody to occupy slot 1, violating the numeric requirement that each bouquet has at least one type of flower.

Hope this helps!