GRE Big

Book- Test
26
Analytical Section Solution

Prepared by Sakeef Mahboob Bin

Ahsan
MBA 53rd Batch
IBA
University of Dhaka
 Acknowledgements

To anyone reading this, thank you very much for deciding to open and have a read through this
eBook. This solution manual is part of a volunteering effort of mine to solve the logic puzzles
given in the analytical section of the GRE Big Book.

If you’re planning to attend either the BBA or MBA admission test of IBA-University of Dhaka,
learning to solve logic puzzles is a must for you. Logic puzzles come under the Analytical section
of the admission test. I have tried to provide solutions to most of the logic puzzles in Test 26 of
the GRE Big Book. Only one puzzle has struck me as truly difficult. These are questions 15-18 of
section 7. I have left these questions out of the manual because I have not been able to either solve
these three questions or maybe I have but do not know how to explain them. I plan to add these
questions to the manual, in the future, if I am able to solve them properly.

At the end, I just want to say that getting into IBA-DU is tough, both for BBA and MBA. IBA-
DU is undoubtedly one of the best business schools of the country. I am indeed very lucky to have
been admitted into the MBA program. For those of you who plan on applying to IBA, this manual
could potentially help you out a little bit in crossing the hurdle and getting into the institute. To
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 SECTION 3
Questions 1-7
There will be seven performers in a talent show: a guitarist, a hypnotist, a juggler, a magician, a
pianist, a singer, and a ventriloquist. Exactly three of the performers- the guitarist, the pianist, and
the singer- will each require a recorded musical accompaniment. The schedule for the show has
seven consecutive time slots. Each of the seven performers will appear in exactly one time slot,
and each time slot will have exactly one performer appearing in it. The schedule must follow the
rules below:
 The juggler must appear first.
 The ventriloquist cannot appear immediately after the magician.
 At most two performers requiring a recorded musical accompaniment can appear in
succession.

Narrative Breakdown:
 Seven performers labelled by the first alphabet of the names of their professions- G, H, J, M,
P, S and V.
 Each performer will perform in a specific time slot.
 Each time slot can hold only one performer.
 J will perform first.
 V cannot appear immediately after M. But V can appear immediately before M, earlier than M
or later than M.
 At most two performers amongst G, P and S can appear consecutively, in random order

1. Which of the following is an acceptable schedule for the last four performers in the show?
Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
A. Juggler Hypnotist Guitarist Pianist
B. Guitarist Magician Ventriloquist Singer
C. Magician Pianist Singer Guitarist
D. Singer Guitarist Pianist Hypnotist
E. Ventriloquist Hypnotist Magician Singer

Solution:
If J is performing first then J cannot perform in the other slots. J can be seen to be performing in
the fourth slots in option A. So we can eliminate option A.

V cannot appear immediately after M. This rule is violated in option B. So we can eliminate option
B.

At most two performers amongst G, P and S can appear consecutively. This rule is being violated
in options C and D. So both options can be eliminated.
Answer is E

2. If the ventriloquist appears third, the singer appears fifth, and the pianist appears sixth, which
of the following must be true?
A. The guitarist appears second.
B. The guitarist appears fourth.
C. The hypnotist appears second.
D. The magician appears fourth.
E. The magician appears second

Solution:
Let us put up the information provided in the question in a diagrammatic format:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
V S P

We know that J should appear in the first slot:

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J V S P

V cannot appear immediately after M. So M cannot appear at the second position:

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J M V S P

At most two performers amongst G, P and S can appear consecutively. S and P are performing
consecutively in the fifth and sixth position. So G cannot perform in either fourth or seventh
position. So G can only perform in the second position:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J MG V S P

In option A, G is performing in the second position.

Answer is A

3. If the singer appears third and the pianist appears fourth, the guitarist must appear either
A. first or second
B. second or fifth
C. second or seventh
D. fifth or sixth
E. sixth or seventh
Solution:
Let us put up the information provided in the question in a diagrammatic format:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
S P

We know that J should appear in the first slot:

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J S P

As S and P are appearing consecutively in the third and fourth slot, G cannot appear in either the
second or the fifth slot:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G S P G

Thus we can eliminate options which have the second and fifth slot in them. So options A, B, C
and D can be eliminated. Thus we are left with option E only.

Answer is E

4. If the ventriloquist appears fifth and the hypnotist appears sixth, which of the following must
be true?
A. The guitarist appears either third or seventh.
B. The magician appears either second or fourth.
C. The pianist appears either second or fourth.
D. The singer appears either second or fourth.
E. The singer appears either third or fourth.
Solution:
Let us put up the information provided in the question in a diagrammatic format:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
V H

We know that J should appear in the first slot:

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J V H

V cannot appear immediately after M. So M cannot come in the fourth slot. Also M cannot appear
in the seventh slot. Because then all three performers- G, P and S would be appearing consecutively
which is against the rule:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J M V H M
So the only slots where M can appear are either the second or third which is mentioned in option
B.

Answer is B

5. If the hypnotist appears sixth and the magician appears seventh, which of the following must
be true?
A. The ventriloquist appears third or fourth.
B. The singer appears fourth or fifth.
C. The juggler immediately precedes the pianist.
D. The pianist immediately precedes the guitarist.
E. The singer immediately precedes the hypnotist.

Solution:
Let us put up the information provided in the question in a diagrammatic format:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
H M

We know that J should appear in the first slot:

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J H M

V cannot appear in the second or fifth slot, because then all three performers- G, S and P would
have to appear consecutively in the third, fourth and fifth slot or the second, third and fourth slot:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J V V H M

So V can only appear in the third or fourth slot which is present in option A.

Answer is A

6. What is the total number of different time slots into anyone of which the singer can be
scheduled?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
Solution:
The questions at the end are the toughest of the lot. Solvable but takes time. We know that J would
appear at the first slot:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J

S could appear in the second slot. This could give rise to a situation as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J S G/P M P/G V/H H/V

S could appear in the third slot. The situation could then be as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G/P S M P/G V/H H/V

S could appear in the fourth slot. The situation could then be as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G/P M S P/G V/H H/V

S could appear in the fifth slot. The situation could then be as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G/P P/G M S V/H H/V

S could appear in the sixth slot. The situation could then be as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G/P P/G M H S V

S could appear in the seventh slot. The situation could then be as follows:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G/P P/G M H V S

So we can see that S could appear in six slots which is mentioned in option D. [This is to clarify
that for each slot that S occupies there could be multiple situations of arrangements possible. I
chose to give only one solution per slot appearance of S.]

Answer is D
7. If all of the performers requiring musical accompaniment appear before the musician, who
appears sixth, each of the following could be true EXCEPT that the
A. guitarist appears fifth
B. hypnotist appears fourth
C. pianist appears second
D. singer appears fourth
E. ventriloquist appears third

Solution:
Let us put up the information provided in the question in a diagrammatic format:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
M

We know that J should appear in the first slot:

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J M

The performers who require musical accompaniments are G, S and P. If all three performers are
to appear before M, the earliest that they could appear can be shown as below:
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
J G/S/P G/S/P VH G/S/P M HV

Or

First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh

J G/S/P VH G/S/P G/S/P M HV

From the two situations above, we can see that the guitarist can appear fifth, the pianist can appear
second, the singer can appear fourth and the ventriloquist can appear third. Only the hypnotist
cannot appear fourth because then V would have to appear on the seventh slot which would mean
V appearing immediately after M which is not possible. The question asked which of the following
options would not be true. That would be option B.

Answer is B
Questions 11-16
A certain kind of traditional cloth is woven from as many as seven colors of yarn: blue, green,
orange, purple, red, white and yellow. Each piece is woven with a background of exactly one color,
and either a human or a bird figure, or both, are woven into each piece. The following additional
restrictions apply to the use of colors:
 Each figure must include at least three colors.
 The color used for the background of a piece cannot be used in any figures of that piece.
 Any two figures on a single piece can have at most two colors in common.
 Neither blue nor purple can be used in bird figures.
 If green is used in a figure, both white and yellow must be used in that figure.

Narrative Breakdown:
 There are seven colors. The acronyms would be B, G, O, P, R, W and Y.
 Cloth background would be woven by one color.
 Cloth could have a human/bird/human & bird figure woven into it.
 Each figure would have at least 3 colors.
 Color used for the background cannot match with colors of the figures.
 If two figures are used, then they can have at most 2 colors in common.
 Bird figures cannot have blue or purple as color.
 If green is in a figure, both white and yellow must be used in that figure.

11. For a piece with a red background and only a human figure, which of the following could be a
complete and accurate list of the colors that are used in the figure?
A. Blue and purple
B. Blue, red and yellow
C. Orange, white and yellow
D. Blue, purple, green and orange
E. Orange, purple, green and white

Solution:
If red is used for the background of cloth, it cannot be used for the human figure:

Cloth Background Human Figure

R R
Option B can be eliminated as option B has just red in it as the color for the human figure.
The human figure needs at least 3 colors. Option A has 2 colors. So option A can also be
eliminated. If the human figure has green as a color, it also needs to have white and yellow as a
color. This is not being done in options D and E. So both options can be eliminated.

Answer is C
12. For a piece with a white background and a bird figure only, which of the following must be
the colors used in the figure?
A. Blue, green, and orange
B. Green, orange, and yellow
C. Orange, red, and yellow
D. Purple, red, and white
E. Red, white, and yellow

Solution:
If white is used for the background of the cloth, it cannot be used for the bird figure:

Cloth Background Bird Figure

W W

If white cannot be used in the bird figure then green cannot be used on the figure as well. This is
because if green is used, then white has to be used as a color as well:

Cloth Background Bird Figure

W WG

Options A and B can be eliminated as both options have green as color in them. Options D and E
can be eliminated as they white as color in them.

Answer is C

13. For a piece with two figures that have exactly one color in common, that color could be any of
the following EXCEPT
A. blue
B. orange
C. red
D. white
E. yellow

Solution:
Blue cannot be used as a color on the bird according to the rules. So blue cannot be used as a
common color in both the figures:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

B
Answer is A

14. For a piece with both a human figure and a bird figure, if the background is orange and the
human figure includes green, the bird figure must be which of the following colors?
A. Blue, green, and white
B. Blue, purple, and orange
C. Green, white, and yellow
D. Orange, red, and yellow
E. Red, white, and yellow

Solution:
If green is added to the human figure, white and yellow must be added to it as well. Also the bird
figure cannot have blue, purple, orange and green as colors. The human figure cannot have
orange as its color as well:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

O BPOG GWYO

The bird figure needs at least 3 colors. The only 3 colors that can be put in the figure are red, white
and yellow. This is mentioned in option E:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

O BPOGRWY GWYO

Answer is E

15. A piece with two figures must be woven of yarn of at least how many colors?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7

Solution:
The solution would be to find the minimum number of colors of yarn that must be woven. To find
the minimum number of colors, we need to put in the maximum amount of constraints. If we use
green in the cloth background, we cannot use this color in any of the figures:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

G G G
We know from before that blue and purple cannot be used on the bird figure:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

G BPG G

White and yellow can be both used in both the figures:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

G BPGWY GWY

It has been mentioned that the figures cannot have more than two colors in common. Also the
figures need to have at least 3 colors each. So we have to use two different colors for the two
figures to satisfy both restrictions:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

G BPGWYR GWYB

So we get the colors G, W, Y, R and B. These are a total of 5 colors which is mentioned in option
C.

Answer is C

16. For a piece with two figures that have no colors in common, the background CANNOT be
which of the following colors?
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Purple
D. Red
E. White

Solution:
This is the question with the lengthiest solution. We need to input all options one by one until and
unless we cannot work out an option anymore. Then we get our answer. Let us go with option A
first. Option A has blue as the background color. If we put blue in the background we need to put
purple in the human figure. We can put green, yellow and white in the blue figure. And then put
red and orange in the human figure:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

B GWY RPO
So the background can be blue. So we eliminate option A. Let us look at option B. Option B has
green in it. Let us draw up the chart again:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

G WYR BPO

Here we see that we can put green as the background color. So we eliminate option B. Let us go
for option C:
Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure
P GYW BRO

Purple can be in the background. So we eliminate option C. Let us go for option D:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

R GYW BPO

Red can be in the background. Thus we can eliminate option D. Thus we are left with option E
only, which should be the answer. But just to be sure, let us look at option E:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

W

If we put white in the background we cannot put it in any of the figures:

Cloth Background Bird Figure Human Figure

W W W

The colors left are B, G, O, R, Y and P. Each figure would need 3 distinct colors. That means green
would be going in either the bird or the human figure. But unfortunately green cannot be put in
either of the two figures because then white would need to be put in the figures in addition to
yellow. Adding white is not possible in the figures as shown earlier. This shows that putting white
in the background with not colors in common is impossible.

Answer is E
Questions 17-22
In a large factory there are exactly seven supervisors of operations- F, G, H, J, K, M, and N. These
supervisors communicate with each other in two ways: through a message circuit and by two-way
radio.
 Messages can be sent in only one direction along the message circuit from F to G, from G
to J, from J to M, from M to N and from N to F.
 Messages can be sent in either direction by two-way radio between G and H, between H
and N, and between J and K.
No other routes of communication are available for sending messages among the seven
supervisors. Messages that cannot be sent directly to the intended supervisor are sent through one
or more intermediaries, who pass the messages along a possible route. Any supervisor, but only a
supervisor, can be an intermediary.

Narrative Breakdown:
 Seven supervisors- F, G, H, J, K, M, and N.
 Messages can be sent through a message circuit and by two-way radio.
 The message circuit communication route can be drawn as follows:
F G J M N

 The two-way radio communication route can be drawn as follows:

G H N

J K

 The two communication routes can be merged together and drawn as follows [This is the only
diagram that we would want to draw to help us in solving the puzzle. But for guiding purposes
the two communication routes have been drawn separately at first.]:
K

F G J M N

H
 Messages can be sent through the above routes that are mentioned in the diagram, only. No
other route can be used to send messages. Just to give an idea of how the routes would act:
 If a message needs to be passed from F to J, it can pass through from F to G and then
reach J.
 If a message needs to be passed from K to N, it would pass through from K to J, then
from J to M, and then reach N.

17. A message from the first to the second supervisor in which of the following pairs can be sent
using exactly one intermediary?
A. F to M
B. H to F
C. J to G
D. K to H
E. N to K

Solution:
K

F G J M N

A message to reach from F to M would need at least two intermediaries, G and J. So we can
eliminate option A. A message to reach from H to F would need exactly one intermediary, that is
N.

Answer is B.

18. Sending a message from the first to the second supervisor in which of the following pairs
requires using both the message circuit and the two-way radio?
A. F to M
B. H to N
C. J to H
D. K to J
E. N to G
Solution:
K

F G J M N

H
For a message to reach from F to M would need only the one way message circuit. We can
eliminate option A.
For a message to reach from H to N would just need the two-way radio. So we can eliminate option
B.

For a message to reach from J to H would need to pass through a one way message circuit (from J
to M to N) and then pass through a two-way radio (from N to H). Another route to use would be
to pass the message through a one way message circuit (from J to M to N to F to G) and then pass
through a two-way radio (from G to H). Both the solutions require the use of a message circuit and
a two-way radio.

Answer is C

19. Sending a message from the first to the second supervisor in which of the following pairs
requires a minimum of two intermediaries?
A. F to K
B. G to N
C. H to J
D. J to K
E. M to H

Solution:
K

F G J M N

Sending a message from F to K using the shortest possible route would need a minimum of two
intermediaries, G and J.

Answer is A
20. A message from G to F must be sent through
A. H
B. J
C. K
D. M
E. N

Solution:
K

F G J M N

A message to pass from G to F can be done through two possible routes. The message can pass
through from G to J to M to N and then to F. Or the message can pass through G to H to N and
then to F. In both the routes, the common intermediary is N.

Answer is E

21. A message originating from which of the following supervisors requires the use of both the
message circuit and the two-way radio if the message is to reach more than one supervisor?
A. F
B. G
C. J
D. K
E. N

Solution:
K

F G J M N

As seen from the diagram above, a message originating from K would need the use of both the
message circuit and the two-way radio. This is because K is only connected to J and that too
through a two-way radio. So for the message to reach any other supervisor other than J would
definitely need the use of at least a one way message circuit.
Answer is D

22. A message sent through the fewest possible intermediaries from the first to the second
supervisor in which of the following pairs requires exactly three intermediaries?
A. F to N
B. H to M
C. J to H
D. K to G
E. N to K

Solution:
K

F G J M N

If a message is to be sent from F to N through the fewest possible intermediaries, then the message
has to be passed along from F to G to H and then reach N. Thus there would be two intermediaries
involved. We can eliminate option A.

If a message is to be sent from H to M through the fewest possible intermediaries, then the message
needs to be passed along from H to G to J and then reach M. Thus there would be two
intermediaries involved. We can eliminate option B.

If a message is to be sent from J to H through the fewest possible intermediaries, then the message
needs to be passed along from J to M to N and then reach H. Thus there would be two
intermediaries involved. We can eliminate option C.

If a message is to be sent from K to G through the fewest possible intermediaries, then the message
needs to be passed along either from K to J to M to N to H and then reach G or from K to J to M
to N to F and then reach G.. Either route would involve four intermediaries. We can eliminate
option D.

Thus the only option left is option E. But before taking it as the answer let us look at why this is
the answer. If a message is to be sent from N to K through the fewest possible intermediaries, then
the message needs to be passed along either from N to H to G to J and then reach K or from N to
F to G to J and then reach K. Either route would involve exactly three intermediaries.
Answer is E
 SECTION 7

Questions 1-7
An office building has exactly six floors, numbered 1 through 6 from bottom to top. Each of exactly
six companies- F, G, I, J, K and M- must be assigned an entire floor for office space. The floors
must be assigned according to the following conditions:
 F must be on a lower floor than G.
 I must be either on the floor immediately above M’s floor or on the floor immediately
below M’s floor.
 J can be neither on the floor immediately above M’s floor nor on the floor immediately
below M’s floor.
 K must be on floor 4.

Narrative Breakdown:
 The office building has six floors- 1 to 6- from bottom to top. This would look as follows:
6
5
4
3
2
1

For work and space purposes we convert the diagram as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6

 There are six companies- F, G, I, J, K and M. Each company would be assigned to a certain
floor.
 F must be on a lower floor than G.
 I would be either immediately above or immediately below M’s floor.
 J cannot be immediately above or immediately below M’s floor.
 K would be on floor 4. This would look as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6
K
1. Which of the following is an acceptable assignment of companies to floors, in order from
floor 1 through floor 6?
A. F, I, G, K, J, M
B. G, I, M, K, F, J
C. J, F, G, K, I, M
D. J, M, I, K, F, G
E. K, F, J, G, M, I

Solution:

1 2 3 4 5 6
K

According to the conditions given, K must be on floor 4 which it is not on option E. So we can
eliminate option E.

According to the conditions given, I would be either immediately above or immediately below
M’s floor. This is not happening in option A. Thus we can eliminate option A.

According to the conditions given, J cannot be immediately above or immediately below M’s
floor. This is not happening in option D. Thus we can eliminate option D.

According to the conditions given, F must be on a lower floor than G. This is not happening in
option B. Thus we can eliminate option B.

Answer is C

2. If G is on floor 5, which of the following must be true?

A. F is on floor 1.
B. F is on floor 3.
C. I is on floor 1.
D. J is on floor 6.
E. M is on floor 2.

Solution:

Let us put the information given in the question in our diagram:

1 2 3 4 5 6
K G

We know that, F needs to be on a lower floor than G. So F cannot be in floor 6. Thus F can only
be in either floor 1, 2 or 3. Also I would have to be either immediately above or immediately below
M’s floor. So M needs to be in any of floors 1, 2 or 3 for I to be immediately above or below M’s
floor. Let us put the scenarios in place:

1 23 4 5 6
F I
M K G
OR
1 2 3 4 5 6
I/F M F/I K G
OR
1 2 3 4 5 6
M I F K G

In all of the four situations above only one floor is empty which needs to be filled by the remaining
company not assigned to a floor. This is company J which will be assigned to floor 6. This is
mentioned in option D.

Answer is D

3. If M is on floor 2, any of the following could be true EXCEPT:

A. F is on floor 3.
B. F is on floor 5.
C. I is on floor 1.
D. J is on floor 5.
E. J is on floor 6.

Solution:

Let us put the information given in the question in our diagram:

1 2 3 4 5 6
M K

If F is on floor 3:

1 2 3 4 5 6
I M F K G/J J/G

F can be on floor 3. So option A can be eliminated. If F is on floor 5:

1 2 3 4 5 6
I/J M J/I K F G
If F is on floor 5 then G has to be on floor 6 as F needs to be on a lower floor than G. Also I can
be on either floor 1 or 3. The only company left to be assigned would be J. This would make J
assigned on an immediate floor below or above M. This is not possible according to the conditions
given.

Answer is B

4. If J is on floor 3, which of the following is a pair of companies that must be on floors one of
which is immediately above the other?
A. F and G
B. F and K
C. G and J
D. I and J
E. K and M

Solution:

Let us put the information given in the question in our diagram:

1 2 3 4 5 6
J K

I would be either immediately above or immediately below M’s floor. Also F must be on a lower
floor than G. This could happen as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6
M I J K F G
OR
1 2 3 4 5 6
F G J K M/I I/M

In both the situations only F and G are on floors, one of which is immediately above the other.

Answer is A

5. Each of the following is a pair of companies that could be on floors one of which is
immediately above the other EXCEPT
A. F and I
B. F and M
C. G and I
D. I and K
E. J and K
Solution:

1 2 3 4 5 6
K

Can F and I be put on immediate floors? Let us analyze:

1 2 3 4 5 6
F I M K J/G G/J

Yes it can be done. So we eliminate option A. Can F and M be put on immediate floors? Let us
analyze:

1 2 3 4 5 6
F M I K J/G G/J

Yes it can be done. So we eliminate option B. Can G and I be put on immediate floors? Let us
analyze:

1 2 3 4 5 6
G I M K F J
OR
1 2 3 4 5 6
M I G K F J

Being true to all the conditions, G and I cannot be put on immediate floors.

Answer is C

6. If F is on floor 5, which of the following must be true?

A. I is on floor 2.
B. I is on floor 3.
C. J is on floor 1.
D. J is on floor 2.
E. M is on floor 3.

Solution:

Let us put the information given in the question in our diagram:

1 2 3 4 5 6
K F G
I would be either immediately above or immediately below M’s floor. Also J cannot be
immediately above or immediately below M’s floor. Let us put this into the diagram:

1 2 3 4 5 6
J/M I M/J K F G

I is on floor 2 in both possibilities of J and M switching floors. This is mentioned in option A.

Answer is A

7. If F and I are on floors one of which is immediately above the other, which of the following
could be on floors one of which is immediately above the other?
A. F and J
B. F and M
C. G and M
D. I and K
E. J and K

Solution:
Let us put the information given in the question in our diagram:

1 2 3 4 5 6
F/M I M/F K G/J J/G

As it can be seen from the diagram above, J and K could be on floors immediate to one another.
This is mentioned in option E.

Answer is E
Questions 11-14
Exactly four young wood-carvers are to attend a wood-carving workshop. The four are to be
chosen from a group of seven eligible wood-carvers: three boys- Frank, George, and Harold- and
four girls- Juanita, Karla, Mona, and Nellie. The four are to be chosen according to the following
conditions:
 If either George or Harold attends the workshop, the other must also attend.
 Juanita and Karla cannot both attend the workshop.
 George and Mona cannot both attend the workshop.

Narrative Breakdown:

 Seven wood carvers:

o Three boys- F, G and H
o Four girls- J, K, M and N
 Four wood carvers are to be chosen for a workshop.
 If G is chosen, then H is chosen. If H is chosen then G is chosen.
 J and K cannot both attend the workshop.
 G and M cannot both attend the workshop. This suggests that if M attends both G and H cannot
attend. And if H attends then M cannot attend.

11. Which of the following could be the group attending the workshop?
A. Frank, George, Harold, Mona
B. Frank, George, Karla, Nellie
C. Frank, Karla, Mona, Nellie
D. George, Juanita, Mona, Nellie
E. Juanita, Karla, Mona, Nellie

Solution:
If G is chosen then H is chosen. And if H is chosen then G is chosen. This is not happening in
options B and D. So we can eliminate both options.

J and K cannot both attend the workshop. This is not happening in option E. So we can eliminate
this option.

G and M cannot both attend the workshop. This is not happening in option A. So we can eliminate
this option.

Answer is C
12. If Frank and Juanita attend the workshop, which of the following pairs of wood-carvers could
be the others attending?
A. George and Karla
B. George and Nellie
C. Harold and Mona
D. Karla and Mona
E. Mona and Nellie

Solution:
If F and J are attending the workshop, K cannot attend it. So we can eliminate options A and D.

If G is chosen, then H has to be chosen. And if H is chosen then G is chosen. This is not happening
in options B and C.

Answer is E

13. If Harold cannot attend the workshop, which of the following cannot attend?
A. Frank
B. George
C. Juanita
D. Mona
E. Nellie

Solution:
If H cannot attend the workshop, then G cannot attend the workshop. This is because if G has to
attend the workshop then H would have to attend the workshop.
Answer is B

14. If two wood-carvers of each sex attend the workshop, which of the following is one of the
wood-carvers who must attend?
A. Frank
B. Harold
C. Juanita
D. Karla
E. Mona

Solution:
There are three boys. Two of them have to be selected. F cannot be selected because then if either
G or H is selected, then the other have to be selected. That would then make the number of boys
to be three. To get two boys we can only choose G and H. This is mentioned in option B.

Answer is B
Questions 19-22
A foundation has appointed two review panels to consider all applications to the foundation for
funding. The members of one review panel are Khan, Lewis, and Moran, and they judge the merits
of the projects for which funding is sought. The members on the other panel are Wood, Xavier,
and Young, and they judge each applicant’s qualifications. An application for funding is approved
if the combined vote-tallies from both panels yield a majority in favor; otherwise, the application
is rejected. The following generalizations about the voting hold without exception:
 Each of the six reviewers casts either a vote in favor of or else a vote against any application
that is reviewed.
 Khan, Lewis, and Moran do not all vote the same as one another on any application, nor
do Wood, Xavier, and Young ever all vote the same as one another.
 Khan’s vote is the opposite of Xavier’s on all applications.
 Moran’s vote is the same as Wood’s vote on all applications.

Narrative Breakdown:
 Review Panel 1- K, L, and M.
 Review Panel 2- W, X, and Y.
 Application funding is approved if majority of votes are in favor.
 Each reviewer either votes for or against the application.
 K, L, and M do not all vote the same. W, X, and Y do not vote all the same.
 K’s vote will the opposite of X’s vote.
 M’s vote will be the same as W’s vote.

19. Which of the following could be the distribution of votes on an application for funding?
In Favor Against
A. Khan Lewis, Moran, Wood, Xavier, Young
B. Lewis, Moran Khan, Wood, Xavier, Young
C. Khan, Lewis, Xavier Moran, Wood, Young
D. Khan, Lewis, Young Moran, Wood, Xavier
E. Lewis, Wood, Young Khan, Moran, Xavier

Solution:
W, X, and Y do not vote all the same. This is not happening in option A. So we can eliminate this
option.

K’s vote will the opposite of X’s vote. This is not happening in options B, C and E. So we can
eliminate these options.

Answer is D
20. If an application is to be approved, the vote of which of the following must be in favor?
A. Khan
B. Lewis
C. Moran
D. Xavier
E. Young

Solution:
If an application needs to be approved, then majority of votes need to be in favor. If K is in favor
of the application, X would be voting against the application. The scenario would look as follows:

In Favor Against
KMWY XL

If K is voting against the application, X would be voting for the application. The scenario would
look as follows:

In Favor Against
XMWY KL
OR
In Favor Against
XMWL KY

All of these three scenarios fulfill conditions that are stated in the question. The members of the
review panel who must be in favor of the application is M and W. M in mentioned in option C.

Answer is C

21. On an application on which Khan’s vote is the same as Lewis’, the votes of which of the
following two reviewers must be the same as each other?
A. Khan and Wood
B. Lewis and Moran
C. Moran and Young
D. Wood and Xavier
E. Xavier and Young

Solution:
If K and L are both in favor of the application, the scenario would look as follows:

In Favor Against
KLY XMW
If K and L are both against the application, the scenario would look as follows:

In Favor Against
XMW KLY

In both the scenarios, only W and X are the two reviewers who would be voting the same. This
mentioned in option D.

Answer is D

22. If Xavier voted in favor of an application and total votes are tied, which of the following is a
pair of reviewers whose votes must be different from each other?
A. Khan and Lewis
B. Khan and Wood
C. Lewis and Xavier
D. Moran and Young
E. Wood and Xavier

Solution:
If X votes in favor of an application, K would vote against it. The scenario would look as follows:

In Favor Against
XLY KMW
OR
In Favor Against
XMW KLY

In both these situations, only M and Y have opposite votes. This is mentioned in option D.

Answer is D