The years in which each of the monuments were begun can be completely determined if which one of the following is dis...

nimakian801 on May 20, 2020

Why do we jump straight to E in the explanation.

Why do we jump straight to E in the answer choice how do we know that S is the issue.

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SamA on May 24, 2020

Hello @nimakian801,

I'll give you a bit more detail here. However, I also looked over the other answer choices and didn't immediately choose S, so don't worry if you had to do the same. The key to understanding that S is the issue comes from the eliminations that we can make while diagramming the rules.

G - L - F tells us that neither L nor F can be in year 601.
H must be in 604 or 605, and therefore it cannot be in 601.

So, who remains to fill the two spots in 601? Only S, M, G.
If S is in 604, not only does it push H into 605, it also guarantees that S and M are in 601. This leaves the two remaining years for L and F, in that order.

It is perfectly fine if you have to test a few answer choices, but start with the one that you believe is going to have a big impact.