If V is more popular than Q and J is less popular than L, then which one of the following could be true of the ranking?
Sashon February 5, 2021
How is answer D even possible?
I'm not sure why the answer is J is more popular than V , when the question itself uses the condition that V is more popular than Q and J
So obviously wouldn’t V come before J every time in order for it to be the more popular?
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I think you just misread the question here. The question stem gives us two new conditions: (1) V is more popular than Q; and (2) J is less popular than L.
Therefore, it is entirely possible that J could be more popular than V as demonstrated by the following example.
H L J V Q S P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Notice that this meets all the original conditions and the conditions imposed by the question stem:
1) J (3) and L (2) are each less popular than H (1). 2) J (3) is more popular than Q (5). 3) S (6) and V (4) are each less popular than J (3). 4) P (7) and S (6) are each less popular than Q (5). 5) S is not seventh; S is sixth. 6) V (4) is more popular than Q (5). 7) J (3) is less popular than L (2).
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