February 1992 LSAT Section 3 Question 6

Assume that the partners of the firm are ranked according to their salaries, from first (highest) to ninth (lowest), ...

pepperlei on February 6, 2018

Confirming logic behind anwer

Hello! I just want to confirm the logic behind this real quick. I had originally answered 5th or 7th, which is incorrect. Confirming: it can be 5th, 6th, or 7th because J&H being to the right of G confirms 7th is the last possible rank, but not knowing the relationship L or N have to G means that either one of them or both of them could also be to the right of G, making the 5th, 6th and 7th spaces in our 1-9 rank what's possible. Yes? - Want to check and make sure I am thinking about it the right way before clicking on the explanation. Please let me know. :) Thank you!

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pepperlei on February 7, 2018

Hi Hi! Just checking in to see whether there are any thoughts on the above question. Thank you!! :)

Mehran on February 9, 2018

Hey @pepperlei, thanks for your post. You are exactly right. Based on the rules given, you know for certain that both J and H have to be to the right of G (i.e., that they earn less than G). So, out of the nine individuals identified, G could be the 7th highest paid.

But because you do not know the precise relationship between L, N, and G, G could potentially be paid more than one or both of these folks, too. So G could be the 5th or the 6th highest paid.

Hope this helps! Best of luck.

pepperlei on February 13, 2018

That is super helpful! Thank you, Mehran!! :)