LSAT 19, Logic Game 3, Question 16, LSATHacks

If G is assigned to boat 1 we have to put F in boat 1 too. (the contrapositive of the second rule)

H goes in the second boat because each boat needs an adult.

When you make a deduction like this, on a must be true question, check the answers to see if your deduction is the right answer. It usually is.

A is CORRECT. H has to be in boat 2.

The LSAT is testing whether you’re smart enough to look immediately to the answers when you make a deduction. Many students waste time trying to figure out everything that could be true.

Do yourself a favor and always check to see if your deduction is the right answer before trying other options.

B could be true but it doesn’t have to be true. V and W tend to be interchangeable.

C must be false as we need two adults in boat 1.

D must be false because we have to have two adults in boat 1 and one adult in boat 2.

E must also be false because we can only put one adult in boat 2. So there must be three children in boat 2.

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