GRE Big

Book - Test
20
Analytical Section Solution
Prepared by
Sakeef Mahboob BinAhsan
MBA 53rd Batch
IBA
University of Dhaka

Contents
Acknowledgements .............................................................................................2
Section 1 ............................................................................................................3
Questions 1-3...................................................................................................3
Questions 7-10.................................................................................................5
Questions 11-13 ...............................................................................................8
Questions 14-16 ............................................................................................. 10
Questions 17-22 ............................................................................................. 13
Section 5 .......................................................................................................... 18
Questions 1-5................................................................................................. 18
Questions 9-12............................................................................................... 22
Questions 13-18 ............................................................................................. 25
Questions 19-22 ............................................................................................. 29

Acknowledgements
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If you are planning to attend either the BBA or MBA admission test of IBA-University of
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end this time around. But to be able to finish solving all the puzzles was worth the trouble.
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Section 1
Questions 1-3
Samples of a yellow feed grain must be tested for contamination by one or more of the toxins. R,
S, and T. A sample retains the color it acquires from a test unless another test changes the color of
the sample.
Test X turns a sample green if the sample contains R or S, or both, and orange if it contains neither
R nor S.
Test Z turns a sample purple if the sample contains T, if not, the sample retains the color it had
prior to test Z.
Narrative Breakdown
Three toxins will be tested for contamination in grain: R, S, and T.
A sample would retain the color it acquires from a test unless another test changes the color of
it.
Test X Sample turns green (If sample has R/S/both)
Test X Sample turns orange (If sample does not have either R or S)
Test Z Sample turns purple (If sample contains T)
Test Z Sample retains color prior to the test (If sample does not contain T)
1. A sample that contains R and S but not T will yield which of the following sequences of colors,
the first after test X is used and the second after test Z is used?
A. Green, green.
B. Green, purple.
C. Orange, yellow.
D. Orange, orange.
E. Orange, purple.
Solution:
If a sample contains R and S both, the sample will turn green after test X is used. As the sample
does not contain T, the sample will retain the color green after test Z is used.
Answer is A

2. A sample that remains yellow when subjected to test Z and turns green when subjected to test
X could be a sample containing
A. R, S, and T
B. S and T, but not containing R
C. T, but containing neither R nor S
D. S, but containing neither R nor T
E. Neither R nor S nor T
Solution:
A sample that retains the color yellow when subjected to test Z, would not contain T. This is
because the sample would have turned orange if it contained T when subjected to test Z. So we
can eliminate options A, B, and C.
If the sample turns green because of test X, it has to contain either R or S or both. This is reflected
in option D.
Answer is D
3. The two tests will NOT distinguish between two samples containing which of the following?
Sample 1
Sample 2
A. R, S, and T
R and S, but not T
B. R and S, but not T
S and T, but not R
C. R and T, but not S
S and T, but not R
D. R, but neither S nor T
Neither R nor S nor T
E. S, but neither R nor T
Neither R nor S nor T
Solution:
In option A, Both sample 1 and 2 will turn green when subjected to test X. But when subjected to
test Z, sample 1 will turn purple while sample 2 will remain the color that was before the test. So
at least one test will be able to determine between the two samples. So we eliminate option A.
Option B, D and E can also be eliminated for similar reasons. This is because either one or both
tests will be able to distinguish between the two samples.
Answer is C

Questions 7-10
A commercial grower raises flowers in each of three different growing seasons every year- spring,
summer and fall-winter, with the year beginning in spring. Exactly seven different kinds of
flowers- Q, R, S, T, W, X and Z- are grown every year. Each kind of flower is grown at least once
a year. The flowers are grown according to the following rules:

No more than three different kinds of flowers are grown in any one growing season.
No kind of flower can be grown for two growing seasons in a row.
Q can be grown neither in the fall-winter season nor in the same growing season as W or X.
S and T are always grown in the same growing season as each other.
R can be grown in a growing season only if Q was grown in the proceeding growing season.

Narrative Breakdown
There are three growing seasons- spring, summer and fall-winter.
Every year begins with spring.
Seven kind of flowers- Q, R, S, T, W, X and Z.
Each flower is grown at least once a year.
Not more than three different flowers can be grown in a single season.
No flower can be grown for two seasons in a row.
Q fall-winter/W/X
S and T to be grown together.
R grown next season only if Q grown in previous season.
7. Which of the following is an acceptable schedule for the three growing seasons?
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter
A. Q
S, T, R
Q, X, Z
B. S, X
Q, T, Z
R, W
C. W, X
Q
Z, S, T, R
D. Q, S, T
R, W, X
Z
E. S, T, W
Q, Z
Q, X, R
Solution:
No more than three different flowers can be grown in a single season. Four different flowers are
being grown in fall-winter in option C. Option C can be eliminated.
Q cannot be grown in fall-winter. Options A and E can be eliminated as Q is being grown in fallwinter in these two options.
S and T needs to be grown together. S and T are being grown in different seasons in option B. So
option B can be eliminated.

Answer is D
8. If Z and R alone are grown in the fall-winter season, which of the following must be grown in
the preceding spring?
A. Q
B. R
C. S
D. T
E. W
Solution:
If only Z and R is grown in the fall-winter season, Q needs to be grown in the summer. Thus W
and X cannot be grown in summer. The 4 flowers apart from Z, R, and Q need to be grown in
either summer or spring. This would be shown as follows:
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter (2)
Q, W, X
Z, R
As W and X cannot be grown in the summer and fall-winter, they have to be grown in the spring:
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter (2)
W, X
Q, W, X
Z, R
This is reflected in option E.
Answer is E
9. If Z is grown in the spring and W in the summer of one year, which of the following can also
be grown in the summer?
A. Q
B. S
C. T
D. X
E. Z
Solution:
If Z is grown in spring and W is grown in summer, the situation would be as follows:
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter
Z
W

Q cannot be grown in fall-winter, as well as summer (as W is being grown in summer). Thus Q
can only be grown in spring. Thus X cannot be grown in spring. Also R needs to be grown in the
summer as Q is being grown in spring. The situation would then be as follows:
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter
Z, Q, X
W, R, Q, Z
Q
As S and T need to be grown together, they cannot be grown in spring and summer. This is because
then four different flowers would be grown in the spring. Thus S and T can only be grown in fallwinter. The situation would then be as follows:
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter
Z, Q, X, S, T
W, R, Q, Z, S, T,
Q, S, T
From all these information, we can eliminate options A, B, C and E.
Answer is D
10. If there is exactly one of the kinds of flowers that is grown one year during both of two growing
seasons, that kind could be:
A. Q
B. R
C. S
D. T
E. W
Solution:
If a flower has to be grown in two growing seasons, it has to be grown in spring and fall-winter. A
flower cannot be grown in summer and any one of the other two seasons because then the flower
would be growing in two seasons in a row. The situation would be as follows:
Spring
Summer
Fall-Winter

Q cannot be grown in fall-winter as then R would have not season to be grown in next. Also Q
cannot be grown in fall-winter. Similarly R cannot be grown in spring because there would not
have been any season before to grow Q. Thus we can eliminate both options A and B.
S and T needs to be grown together. The question asks for exactly one kind of flower to be grown
in the two seasons. Neither S nor T can be grown separately. So we can eliminate option C and D.
Answer is E

Questions 11-13
An operating-room schedule is being set up for Monday and Tuesday of a certain week. On each
of the days, either one long and two short operations or else four short operations must be
scheduled. For each operation, a surgeon- Chakravarty, Silvers, or Tyson- will be scheduled.
Patients to be scheduled will be selected from among patients 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The
following conditions will be met:

A surgeon cannot be scheduled to perform two consecutive operations on one day.

If a surgeon is scheduled for a long operation, he or she cannot be scheduled for any other
operation on the same day.
If a long operation is performed, it must be the first operation scheduled for the day it is
performed.
The operations for patients 1 and 3 will be long, and the operations for the other patients will
be short.
Patients 1 must be operated on by Dr. Tyson, patients 2 and 4 by Dr. Silvers, and patients 7
and 8 by Dr. Chakravarty.

Narrative Breakdown
Operations will be done in two days- Monday and Tuesday.
Three surgeons- Chakravarty (C), Silvers (S), and Tyson (T).
Patients will be - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Operations will be either long or short.
Either one long and two short operations or four short operations will be done in a single day.
Surgeons will not be able to perform two consecutive operations in a single day.
If a surgeon does a long operation, he cannot do any other operation that day.
1 and 3- long operation. Others- short operation.
1- T, 2 and 4- S, 7 and 8- C
11. Which of the following could be the schedule of patients from the first to the last patient to be
operated on during the two days?
Monday
Tuesday
A.
9, 8, 7, 6
1, 2, 5
B.
1, 9, 5
7, 6
C.
5, 3, 7
2, 4, 6, 9
D.
3, 2, 8
4, 6, 9, 7
E.
1, 8, 7
3, 6, 4
Solution:
Either one long and two short operations or four short operations will be done in a single day. The
long operations will be done on patients 1 and 3. Less than four short operations are being done in
options B. So option B can be eliminated.

Surgeons cannot do two consecutive operations in one day. Chakravarty is doing two operations
on Monday in options A and E. Silvers is doing two operations on Tuesday in option C. So options
A, C, and E can be eliminated.
Answer is D
12. If patient 1 is scheduled for the first operation on Monday, the surgeons schedule for the other
operations on Monday, in order of time, could be
A. Chakravarty, Silvers
B. Chakravarty, Tyson
C. Silvers, Tyson
D. Tyson, Chakravarty
E. Tyson, Silvers
Solution:
Patient 1 would be operated by Tyson in the first slot. So Tyson cannot do the second operation.
Options D and E can be eliminated as in these two options, Tyson is operating in the second slot.
As Tyson has done a long operation on patient 1 he cannot do anymore operations on that day. So
options B and C can also be eliminated.
Answer is A
13. If patients 1 and 2 are among those whose operations are scheduled for Monday, which of the
following patients is among those whose operations must be scheduled for Tuesday or not
scheduled at all for the two days?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
E. 9
Solution:
Silvers would be operating on patient 2 and 4. If he operates on patient 2 on Monday, he has to
operate on patient 4 either on Tuesday or do the operation next week.
Answer is A

Questions 14-16
Six paintings- F, G, H, J, K, and L- are to be sold at a three-day auction. The painting are to be
divided into three groups- group1, group 2, and group 3- and each group is to be sold on one of
the days of the auction. The paintings to be included in each group are to be selected according to
the following conditions:

Groups 2 must contain at least as many paintings as group 1, and group 3 must contain at least
as many paintings as group 2.
H and K, paintings by the same artist, must be in the same group as each other.
F and L, paintings of similar subjects, must be in different groups from each other.
G and H, estimated to be the two most valuable paintings, must be in different groups from
each other.
If J is in group 3, K must also be in group 3 because of a request from the auctioneer for the
third day.

Narrative Breakdown
Six paintings- F, G, H, J, K, and L.
3 groups- 1, 2, and 3.
Group 3 (paintings) Group 2 (paintings) Group 1 (paintings).
H and K together in group.
F and L cannot be in the same group.
G and H cannot be in the same group.
If J is in group 3, K must also be in group 3.
14. If H is in group 1, which of the following must be true?
A. F is in group 2.
B. G is in group 2.
C. J is in group 2.
D. L is in group 2.
E. L is in group 3.
Solution:
If H is in group 1, K is in group 1. The situation would looks as follows:
Group 1
Group 2
H, K

Group 3

If K is not in group 3, then J is not in group 3. As group 1 has two paintings, Group 2 must have
at least two paintings or more and group 3 must at least have two paintings or more. So J can only
be put it group 2.
Answer is C

15. If J is in group 3, which of the following could be in group 2?

A. F and G
B. F and L
C. G and H
D. H and K
E. H and L
Solution:
If J is in group 3, then K is in group 3. If K is in group 3, then H is in group 3. The situation would
look as follows:
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
J, K, H
Thus we can eliminate options C, D and E because in these options H is in group 2.
If group 3 has three paintings, the rest of the three paintings need to be distributed between groups
1 and 2. Group 2 can now have two paintings and group 1 can have one painting. Now F and L
cannot be in the same group. So either F or L can go into group 1 and the other painting can go
into group 2. This would be as follows:
Group 1 (1)
Group 2 (2)
Group 3
F/L
L/F
J, K, H
Group 2 can have one extra painting. This painting would be G. So G can be in group 2 with either
F or L:
Group 1 (1)
Group 2 (2)
Group 3
F/L
L/F, G
J, K, H
One of the options is F and G in group 2 which in mentioned in option A.
Answer is A
16. If G is in group 3, which of the following could be true?
A. F is the only painting in group 1.
B. J is the only painting in group 1.
C. J is in group 3.
D. H and J are in group 2.
E. J and L are in group 2.

Solution:
If G is in group 3, H cannot be in group 3. So K cannot be in group 3 which leads to J not being in
group 3. The situation would be as follows:
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
G, H, K, J
We can eliminate option C because in option C, J is in group 3.
Now let us try out option A and see if it could be true. If F is the only painting in group 1, then
two to three paintings need to be in group 2 and three to four paintings need to be in group 3:
Group 1 (1)
Group 2 (2/1)
Group 3 (3/4)
F
G, H, K, J
Now as we can see H, K and J cannot be in either group 1 or group 3. So they have to go in group
2. But group 2 can take only one or two paintings. So one out of the three paintings have no group
to be placed in. So we can eliminate option A.
Now let us try out option B. If J is the only painting in group 1, then the situation would be as
follows:
Group 1 (1)
Group 2 (2/1)
Group 3 (3/4)
J
G, H, K, J
H and K cannot be in group 1 or group 3. So the paintings have to be in group 2:
Group 1 (1)
Group 2 (2/1)
Group 3 (3/4)
J
H, K
G, H, K, J
As slots are filled up for both group 1 and group 2, the two paintings that are left, F and L, have to
be put in group 3. This would not be possible as F and L cannot be together in a group.
So we can eliminate option B.
Now let us look at option D. H and J are supposedly in group 2. If H is in group 2, then K would
be in group 2. Let us look at the scenario:
Group 1
Group 2 (3)
Group 3
H, J, K
G, H, K, J
If group 2 has three patients, group 3 has to have three or more patients. So the least number of
patients that group 3 can have is three. If this is so the 6 patients would be divided between groups
2 and 3. There would be no patients left to put in group 1. Thus this option is not possible. So we
can eliminate option D.
Answer is E

Questions 17-22
Exactly nine books must be arranged from first (leftmost) to ninth (rightmost) on a shelf.

Of the nine books, four are leather-bound books, three are clothbound books, and the remaining
two are paperback books.

The four leather-bound books must be next to each other, and the two paperback books must
be next to each other.

The three clothbound books do not have to be placed next to each other.

Narrative Breakdown
Nine books would have nine positions.
Leather-bound books (L) - 4, Clothbound books (C) - 3, Paperback books- 2.
All the leather-bound books would be together.
All the paperback books would be together.
The clothbound books can be placed in separate positions.
17. If the sixth book is a leather-bound book and the eighth book is a clothbound book, which of
the following must be a paperback book?
A. The first
B. The second
C. The third
D. The fourth
E. The ninth
Solution:
The sixth book would be a leather-bound book and the eighth book would be a clothbound book.
The scenario would be as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
L
C
The leather-bound books can occupy positions 3 through
look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
P
P
L
L
L
OR
P/C
P
C/P
L
L
Either ways, the paperback book would occupy position 2.

6 or 4 through 7. The scenario would

6
L

7
C

8
C

9
C

Answer is B
18. The clothbound books must be next to each other if a paperback book is in which of the
following positions?
A. The first
B. The third
C. The fifth
D. The seventh
E. The ninth
Solution:
Let us try out option A. If a paperback book is in the first position, then another paperback book
would be in the second position. If we then put the leather-bound books in positions 4 through 7,
the scenario would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
P
P
C
L
L
L
L
C
C
We can eliminate option A as we can see from above, the clothbound books can be put in separate
positions away from each other.
Now let us try out option B. If a paperback book is in the third position, another paperback book
can be either in the second or fourth position. Let us look at both scenarios:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
P
P
L
L
L
L
C
C
OR
C
C
P
P
L
L
L
L
L
We can eliminate option B as we can see from above, the clothbound books can be put in separate
positions away from each other.
Now let us try option C. If a paperback book is in the fifth position. There would be four spaces
left on either side. The leather-bound books either have to put in positions 1 through 4 or positions
6-9. The scenarios would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
L
L
L
L
P
P
C
C
C
OR
C
C
C
P
P
L
L
L
L
th
Either way, if a paperback book is in the 5 position, clothbound books would occupy either
positions 1 through 3 or 7 through 9. Thus clothbound books would be next to each other.
Answer is C

19. If the second book is a clothbound book and the third book is a paperback book, which of the
following can be a clothbound book?
A. The fourth
B. The sixth
C. The seventh
D. The eighth
E. The ninth
Solution:
If the second book is a clothbound book and the third book is a paperback book, the situation
would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
C
P
P
L
L
L
L
C
OR
C
C
P
P
C
L
L
L
L
As seen from above, a clothbound book can be in the ninth position.
Answer is E
20. If no clothbound book is next to another clothbound book, any of the following could be
paperback books EXCEPT the
A. second
B. third
C. fifth
D. seventh
E. eighth
Solution:
Let us try out option A. If we put a paperback book in the second position, the situation would
look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
P
P
C
L
L
L
L
C
The paperback book can be put in the second position so that no clothbound book is next to each
other. So we can eliminate option A.
Let us try out option B. If we put a paperback book in the third position, the situation would look
as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
P
P
C
L
L
L
L
C

The paperback book can be put in the third position so that no clothbound book is next to each
other. So we can eliminate option B.
Let us try out option C. If we put a paperback book in the fifth position, the situation would look
as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
L
L
L
L
P
P
C
C
C
OR
C
C
C
P
P
L
L
L
L
As we can see, in both situations, if a paperback book is in the fifth position, clothbound books
cannot be put separately from each other.
Answer is C
21. If the first and seventh books have the same kind of binding, which of the following must be a
leather-bound book?
A. The first
B. The second
C. The fourth
D. The sixth
E. The eighth
Solution:
If the first and seventh book have the same kind of binding, they can be clothbound books only.
The scenarios would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
L
L
L
L
C
C
P
P
C
C
L
L
L
L
C
P
P
From what can be seen above, for both scenarios, the leather-bound books must be in the third,
fourth and fifth position, one of which is mentioned in option C.
Answer is C

22. If a clothbound book is in the fifth position and a leather-bound book is in the ninth position,
which of the following pairs of books must have different kinds of binding?
A. The first and the second
B. The second and the third
C. The second and the fourth
D. The third and the fourth
E. The third and the fifth
Solution:
If a clothbound book is in the fifth position and a leather-bound book is in the ninth position, the
scenario would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C
C
P
P
C
L
L
L
L
OR
C
P
P
C
C
L
L
L
L
OR
P
P
C
C
C
L
L
L
L
From what can be seen above in the scenarios, the books in the second and fourth position will
have a different kind of binding.
Answer is C

Section 5
Questions 1-5
Seven dignitaries- F, G, H, I, N, O, and P- are to be seated together at a diplomatic ceremony. They
will be seated in a row of seven chairs, numbered from 1 to 7, from front to back. Any seating is
acceptable as long as all seven dignitaries are seated, one in each chair, and the seating conforms
to the following rules:

F must be seated immediately behind Os chair.

G cannot sit in the chair immediately in front of Ns chair, and G cannot sit in the chair
immediately behind Ns chair.
There must be exactly two chairs between the chairs of H and P.
There must be at least one chair between the chairs of I and P.
N must sit in chair 3.

Narrative breakdown
Seven dignitaries- F, G, H, I, N, O, and P.
Seat numbers- 1 through 7.
1 is the highest, 7 is the lowest.
O sits in a chair whose number is immediately higher than Fs chair number.
G cannot sit immediately on either side of N.
H and P should have a distance of two chairs in between.
I and P should have a distance of at least one chair in between.
N will sit in chair 3.
1. Which of the following seating arrangements, from chair 1 through 7, conforms to the rules?
A. F, I, N, P, G, O, H
B. G, P, N, I, H, O, F
C. I, G, N, P, O, F, H
D. I, H, N, P, O, F, G
E. O, F, H, N, I, P, G
Solution:
N will be sitting in chair 3. N does not sit in chair 3 in option E. So we can eliminate option E.
O is not sitting in a chair whose number is immediately higher than Fs chair number in option A.
So we can eliminate option A.
G cannot sit immediately on either side of N which G does in option C. So we can eliminate option
C.

H and P should have a distance of two chairs in between which they do not have in option D. So
we can eliminate option D.
Answer is B
2. If F sits in chair 6 and H sits in chair 7, which of the following dignitaries must sit in chair 2?
A. G
B. I
C. N
D. O
E. P
Solution:
If F sits in chair 6 and H sits in chair 7, the scenario would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
N
O
F

7
H

H and P would have 2 chairs in between. So P would sit in chair 4. This would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N
P
O
F
H
G cannot sit immediately beside N. So G can sit in chair 1. Thus I would need to sit at chair 2. This
would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
G
I
N
P
O
F
H
Answer is B
3. If the seating arrangement, from chair 1 through chair 7 is G, I, N, H, O, F, P, which of the
following pairs of dignitaries can exchange seats without violating the rules?
A. F and G
B. G and H
C. G and I
D. H and P
E. I and P
Solution:
The seating arrangement given in the question is as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
G
I
N
H
O

6
F

7
P

Let us look at option A. If F and G change places, F would go to chair 1. The condition of O being
in a chair immediately before F gets violated. So we can eliminate option A.
Let us look at option B. If G and H change places, the distance between H and P would be more
than 2 chairs. So we can eliminate option B.
Let us look at option C. If G and I change places, G would be immediately beside N which violates
the condition of G not being immediately beside N. So we can eliminate option C.
Let us look at option D. If H and P change places, no violation will occur to any of the conditions.
Answer is D
4. If O sits in chair 1 and H sits in chair 7, then the number of chairs between Fs chair and Is
chair must be
A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three
E. four
Solution:
If O sits in chair 1 and H sits in chair 7, the scenario would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
O
N

7
H

O would be in a chair immediately higher in value than Fs chair. So F would sit in chair 2. P
would sit in chair 4 to leave 2 spaces between P and H. This would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
O
F
N
P
H
P and I would have a distance of at least one chair. So I would sit in chair 6. This makes the number
of chairs between Fs chair and Is chair to be three.
Answer is D

5. If H sits in chair 4 and F sits in chair 6, then the dignitaries in chairs 1 and 7, respectively, must
be
A. G and O
B. G and P
C. I and P
D. O and I
E. P and O
Solution:
If H sits in chair 4 and F sits in chair 6, the situation would be as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
N
H
O

6
F

O is in char 5, which is not the case in options A, D and E. So we can eliminate option A, D, and
E.
P can sit in either chair 7 or 1 to leave 2 chairs in between P and H.
If P sits in chair 1, the situation would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
P
N
H

5
O

6
F

I needs to have a distance of at least 1 chair between I and P. So I will sit at chair 7. Thus G can
sit in chair 2. This violates the condition of G not sitting beside immediately beside N. Thus P
cannot sit in chair 1.
If P sits in chair 7, the situation would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
G
I
N
H
Answer is B

5
O

6
F

7
P

Questions 9-12
The following are the nine options that are available for the Sleuth, a certain make of automobile:
air-conditioning, power brakes, power steering, power windows, a heavy-duty engine, heavy-duty
shock absorbers, a hatchback, a sunroof, a tinted windshield. Because of certain manufacturing
and safety considerations, the purchase of these options must conform to the following conditions:

If air conditioning is chosen, a heavy-duty engine, heavy-duty shock absorbers, and a tinted
windshield are also required.
If any of the power-assisted options (power brakes, power steering, power windows) are
chosen, a heavy-duty engine is also required.
If a heavy-duty engine is chosen, power brakes are also required.
If a hatchback is chosen, a sunroof cannot be chosen.
A tinted windshield can be chosen only for an automobile for which either a sunroof or air
conditioning or both are chosen.

Narrative Breakdown
Nine options- air-conditioning (Ac), power brakes (Pb), power steering (Ps), power windows
(Pw), a heavy-duty engine (He), heavy-duty shock absorbers (Hs), a hatchback (Hb), a sunroof
(Sr), a tinted windshield (Tw).
If Ac is chosen, He + Hs+ Tw must also be chosen.
If Pb/Ps/Pw is chosen, He must be chosen.
If He is chosen, Pb must be chosen.
If Hb is chosen, Sr cannot be chosen.
Tw can be chosen if there is Sr/Ac/Both
9. Of the following, which could be a completed selection of optional equipment that conforms
to the conditions?
A. Power steering, a sunroof
B. A hatchback, a sunroof, a tinted windshield.
C. Power brakes, power steering, a heavy-duty engine, heavy-duty shock absorbers, a
hatchback.
D. Air conditioning, power brakes, a heavy-duty engine, a hatchback, a tinted windshield.
E. Air conditioning, power brakes, a heavy-duty engine, heavy-duty shock absorbers, a
hatchback.
Solution:
The question asks for a completed selection of optional equipment. This means that the list in the
options must contain every item to fulfill the conditions.
Let us look at option A. If Ps is chosen, then He must be chosen. If He is chosen, Pb must be
chosen. Pb is not mentioned in the option. We can eliminate option A.

Let us look at option B. If Hb is chosen, then Sr cannot be chosen. We can eliminate option B.
Let us look at option C. If Ps is chosen, He is chosen. If He is chosen then Pb is chosen. Having
Hs and Hb is also not breaking any conditions. Therefore Option C is a complete selection of
optional equipment.
Answer is C
10. Which of the following must be true?
A. A Sleuth equipped with air conditioning must also be equipped with power brakes.
B. A Sleuth equipped with a tinted windshield must also be equipped with a heavy-duty
engine.
C. A Sleuth equipped with power brakes must also be equipped with power steering.
D. A Sleuth equipped with air conditioning must also be equipped with a sunroof.
E. A Sleuth equipped with a sunroof must also be equipped with a tinted windshield.
Solution:
Let us look at option A. If Ac is chosen, then He + Hs+ Tw must also be chosen. If He is chosen,
then Pb must also be chosen.
Answer is A
11. Which of the following options can be chosen without the purchase of additional options?
A. Heavy-duty shock absorbers
B. Power windows
C. Power brakes
D. A heavy-duty engine
E. A tinted windshield
Solution:
Let us look at option A. Hs can be chosen without the purchase of any of the additional options.
Answer is A

12. A buyer who does not want air conditioning but otherwise wants the maximum number of
options for a Sleuth CANNOT purchase
A. power steering
B. power brakes
C. power windows
D. a tinted windshield
E. a hatchback
Solution:
Ac cannot be chosen. The available options are He, Hs, Pb, Ps, Pw, Hb, Sr, and Tw. He, Hs, Pb,
Ps and Pw can be chosen automatically.
If Hb is chosen, then Sr cannot be chosen and thus Tw cannot be chosen. So we have leave out Hb
and choose Sr so that Tw can be chosen. Which lists the maximum number options to be7.
Answer is E

Questions 13-18
The art director of an advertising company is preparing a sales brochure for a boat-manufacturing
company. To represent her clients line of products, she wants a separate full-page color
advertisement in the brochure for each of the following five types of boats: kayaks, motorboat,
pedal boat, raft, and sailboat. Thus, there will be exactly five printed pages, numbered
consecutively one through five, in the brochure. Because she also wants to show the range of colors
that the manufacturer uses, one of the boats pictured must be green, one must be orange, one must
be tan, one must be white, and one must be yellow. In designing the brochure, she had made the
following decisions:

The
The
The
The
The

motorboat will be advertised on a lower-numbered page than the pedal boat.

sailboat will be advertised on a lower-numbered page than the kayak.
white boat will be advertised on a lower-numbered page than a yellow boat.
orange boat will be advertised on page three.
pedal boat advertised will be tan.

Narrative Breakdown
Five types of boats- kayaks, motorboat, pedal boat, raft, and sailboat.
Five colors- green, orange, tan, white, and yellow.
Motor boat in a lower-numbered page than pedal boat.
Sailboat in a lower-numbered page than kayak
White boat in a lower-numbered page than yellow boat.
Orange boat = Page 3
Pedal boat = tan.
13. Which of the following could be the colors of the boats advertised on pages 1 through 5,
respectively?
A. White, tan orange, green, yellow
B. Green, orange, white, yellow, tan
C. Green, tan, orange, yellow, white
D. Orange, yellow, white, tan, green
E. Tan, yellow, orange, green, white
Solution:
Orange boat should be on page 3 which is not the case in options B and D. So we can eliminate
options B and D.
The white boat needs to be before the yellow boat which is not the case in C and E. So we can
eliminate options C and E.

Answer is A
14. Any of the boats could be advertised on page 3 EXCEPT the
A. kayak
B. motorboat
C. pedal boat
D. raft
E. sailboat
Solution:
Let us put up a map to help out with the solution:
1
2
Color:
Boat:

3
Orange

Pedal boat will be tan, so the pedal boat cannot be advertised on page 3.
Answer is C
15. If the kayak is advertised on a lower-numbered page than the orange boat, which of the
following must be true?
A. The Kayak is advertised on page 1.
B. The motorboat is advertised on page 2.
C. The pedal boat is advertised on page 5.
D. The raft is advertised on page 3.
E. The sailboat is advertised on page 1.
Solution:
If the kayak is advertised on a lower-numbered page than the orange boat, the kayak can either go
on page 1 or page 2. The situation would look as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
Color:
Orange
Boat:
Kayak
Kayak
As the sailboat needs to be in an earlier/lower-numbered page than Kayak, the sailboat can be
advertised on page 1 only, and Kayak can be advertised on page 2:
1
2
3
4
5
Color:
Orange
Boat:
Sailboat
Kayak
The above situation is mentioned in option E.

Answer is E
16. If the kayak is green, the boat advertised on page 1 will be
A. green
B. orange
C. tan
D. white
E. yellow
Solution:
Let us put up a map for solving the problem:
1
2
Color:
Boat:

3
Orange

The boat being advertised on page 1 cannot be orange as page 3 would have an orange boat. So
we can eliminate option B.
The sailboat would be in a lower-numbered page than the kayak. So kayak, being green, cannot be
advertised on page 1. So we can eliminate option A.
Motor boat would be earlier than pedal boat, which is tan. So the boat advertised on page 1 cannot
be tan. So we can eliminate option C. Let us put up the results to help us out in deciding which
color would be advertised on page 1:
1
2
3
4
5
Color:
Green, Tan
Orange
Boat:
The only two colors left are white and yellow. The white boat needs to be in a lower numbered
page than yellow. So the white boat is going to be advertised on page 1.
Answer is D
17. If the motorboat is green and is advertised on page 4, which of the following must be true?
A. The kayak is advertised on page 2.
B. The raft is advertised on page 3.
C. The sailboat is advertised on page 1.
D. The white boat is advertised on page 1.
E. The tan boat is advertised on page 2.

Solution:
If the motorboat is green and is advertised on page 4, the situation would look like this:
1
2
3
4
5
Color:
Orange
Green
Boat:
Motorboat
The motor boat will be in a lower-numbered page than the pedal boat. So the pedal boat, which is
green will be advertised on page 5. The situation will look as such:
1
2
3
4
5
Color:
Orange
Green
Tan
Boat:
Motorboat
Pedal Boat
Page 1 will be filled with white as the white boat needs to be in a lower-numbered page than
yellow.
Answer is D
18. If the sailboat is advertised on page 2 and the green boat is advertised on page 5, the sailboat
must be
A. green
B. orange
C. tan
D. white
E. yellow
Solution:
If the sailboat is advertised on page 2 and the green boat is advertised on page 5, the situation
would be as such:
1
2
3
4
5
Color:
Orange
Green
Boat:
Sailboat
The sailboat cannot be either green, orange or tan. So we can eliminate options A, B, and C.
The sailboat can only be the color yellow. This is because sailboat is in page 2, and the white boat
needs to be in a lower-numbered page than yellow. So the yellow boat can go in page 2 and white
boat in page 1.
Answer is E

Questions 19-22
On each weekday evening, Monday through Friday, for one week, a financial consulting firm, is
offering class on investments. A pair of exactly two instructors- one experienced and one
inexperienced- will be chosen to teach each evening. The available experienced instructors are
Salazar, Tang, and Uhl. The available inexperienced instructors are Vine, Wolfe, Xavier,
Yamashita, and Ziegler. Instructors will be assigned to teach classes according to the following
conditions:

No instructor can be assigned to teach classes on two consecutive evenings.

Salazar and Xavier, if either is assigned to teach, must always be assigned as a pair.
Vine must be assigned to teach Wednesdays class.
Yamashita cannot be assigned to teach a class on an evening immediately preceding or
following an evening when Ziegler is assigned to teach.

Narrative Breakdown
Classes will be from Monday to Friday.
Each class will have an experienced and an inexperienced instructor.
Experienced instructors- Salazar, Tang, and Uhl.
Inexperienced instructors- Vine, Wolfe, Xavier, Yamashita, and Ziegler.
Salazar and Xavier must be teaching on the same day.
Vine = Wednesday.
Yamashita cannot teach the day immediately before or after Ziegler teaches.
19. Which of the following can be the pair of instructors assigned to teach Tuesdays class?
A. Salazar and Ziegler
B. Tang and Uhl
C. Tang and Yamashita
D. Uhl and Xavier
E. Wolfe and Yamashita
Solution:
Let us put up a map to solve the above question:
Monday
Tuesday
Experienced:
Inexperienced:

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Vine

Salazar and Xavier must be teaching on the same day which is not the case in options A and D. So
we can eliminate options A and D.
Each class will have an experienced and an inexperienced instructor which is not the case in
options B and E. So we can eliminate options B and E.

Answer is C
20. If Tang and Ziegler are assigned to teach Mondays class, which of the following pairs of
instructors can be assigned to teach Tuesdays class?
A. Salazar and Wolfe
B. Salazar and Xavier
C. Tang and Wolfe
D. Uhl and Vine
E. Uhl and Yamashita
Solution:
If Tang and Ziegler are assigned to teach Mondays class, this would look as follows:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Experienced:
Tang
Inexperienced:
Ziegler
Vine
Yamashita cannot be teaching the day immediately after Ziegler teaches. So Yamashita cannot be
teaching on Tuesday. Vine is teaching on Wednesday so he cannot be teaching on Tuesday. Tang
cannot be teaching on Tuesday because he has taught on Monday. Thus we can eliminate the
options C, D, and E.
Salazar and Xavier must be teaching on the same day which they do not in option A. So we can
eliminate option A.
Answer is B
21. If exactly two of the inexperienced instructors are assigned to teach classes during the week,
which of the following must be true?
A. Salazar is assigned to teach exactly two classes.
B. Tang is assigned to teach exactly two classes.
C. Uhl is assigned to teach three classes.
D. Vine is assigned to teach exactly three classes.
E. Xavier is assigned to teach exactly one class.

Solution:
Let us put up a map to solve the above question:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Experienced:
Inexperienced:
Vine
Vine
Vine
If exactly two of the inexperienced instructors are going to take classes during the week, one of
them has to be Vine because Vine is already teaching on Wednesday. And he also cannot teach on
Tuesday and Thursday.
The only days left for Vine to teach would be Monday and Friday:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Experienced:
Inexperienced:
Vine
Vine

Thursday

Friday
Vine

Any other inexperienced instructor can come in and teach in the two slots available, does not matter
who it is.
Answer is D
22. If Uhl is assigned to teach exactly one class, which is on Tuesday, which of the following is
one of the instructors who must be assigned to teach Thursdays class?
A. Salazar
B. Tang
C. Wolfe
D. Yamashita
E. Zielger
Solution:
If Uhl is assigned to teach exactly one class, which is on Tuesday, the situation would be as
follows:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Experienced:
Uhl
Inexperienced:
Vine
The rest of the classes will be taken by experienced instructors, Tang and Salazar, This could
happen as such:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Experienced:
Tang
Uhl
Tang
Salazar
Tang
Inexperienced:
Vine

OR
Experienced:
Inexperienced:

Monday
Salahzar

Tuesday
Uhl

Wednesday
Tang
Vine

In both scenarios, Salahzar would need to take classes on Thursday.

Answer is A

Thursday
Salahzar

Friday
Tang