June 2014 LSAT Section 4 Question 19

Which one of the following describes four transfers of workpieces that could all occur together at the beginning of a...

Sangwook on October 1, 2015

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I don't understand why M is the only worker who can work before J. Isn't J also possible worker before J? "On any given day, an employee works on exactly one work piece." So, since there is no condition limiting 'each four employee must work on four consecutive days,' isn't the following possible?: W1 W2 W3 W4 J. J. J. J Mon. Tu. We. Th Thanks

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Melody on October 2, 2015

To say that there is a worker before J implies that it is another worker. Thus, we cannot say that J works before J.

If you note in the passage given to us, it states: "each piece is transferred from the employee who worked on it the previous day to ANOTHER ONE of the employees." So again, there must be a different employee each day.

Hope that helps!

Sangwook on October 2, 2015

Oops!!!! I should've focused on each word more intensely. Thanks!!!^^