LG Game 3 Question 14 Explanation, by LSATHacks
P blocks off the third group. That means that F has to go first and M has to go second (second rule):
This is a routine deduction. When a question gives you a local rule, you should run through your main rules and see which of them are affected.
That’s all we can deduce for this question. Fortunately, it answers the question.
A is CORRECT.
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I’m a little confused here. When the game says “each will be confined to exactly one aisle, with each aisle containing at least one selection,” does that mean each section must be used?
And if so, doesn’t that mean for this question aisle 1 must contain HF, aisle 2 SM, and aisle 1P?
I’m getting that because only P is in 3, S must be below P, H must be below S, and F must be below M. With all of that being true, B could be correct as well. I must be confused about something crucial (possibly obvious) to feel this confident about a wrong answer.
S and F can be in the same aisle. S can’t be lower than H, but they could be in the same spot. So B is merely could be true: you could have SH in aisle 2.