LSAT 35, Logical Reasoning II, Q4, LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: Last year a large firm set a…

QUESTION TYPE: Paradox

PARADOX: Three divisions with 25% of the workforce were cut. But the number of employees is only down 15%, despite no new hiring.

ANALYSIS: This is a rare math question. It sounds like the company kept some of the employees from the divisions it cut.

Answers A, C and E don’t even talk about the number of employees. 

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1. This shows that it might have been a mistake to eliminate the divisions. But it doesn’t explain anything about the number of employees.
2. This makes it even harder to explain the situation. There was no new influx of workers. 
3. This explains the method by which some employees left. It doesn’t affect how many of them left.
4. CORRECT. The company cut the divisions but it didn’t cut all of the employees. 
5. This explains how the company still managed to get its work done. But it doesn’t affect the number of employees. 

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