LSAT 34, Logic Game 1, Question 7, LSATHacks

LG Game 1 Question 7 Explanation, by LSATHacks

A new rule! Don’t think about it: draw it, then think about it. The rule says that Larissa stocks both end aisles:

(Scroll down for diagram + explanation)

It can pay off to scan the answer choices to see which one to try first. We saw in the last question it can sometimes be tricky to stick O in slot six. We couldn’t do it there, and it turns out we can’t do it here, either. B is CORRECT.

Why? Take a look.

The two Js are side by side. Normally we could put L between them, but L is stuck on both ends and can’t help. 

The following scenario proves answer choices A and E wrong. O and L can be beside each other, and J can go in 3.

And this scenario proves answer choices C and D wrong.

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