LSAT 79, Game 3 Setup, Economics Assistants, LSATHacks

Game Setup

Time on first attempt: 6:56

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This is a three group grouping game. You can draw it like this:

I added rule 1 directly to the diagram: Markets must have exactly two assistants. The line to the right shows that the group is full. This is important – it means that the other two groups either have 3 and 1, or 2 and 2. (Each groups needs at least one assistant)

I drew rule 4 next, because it create a dual possibility: either Y and Z are in pricing, or they both can’t go there:

I also added rule 3 to the left hand scenario: Z and V can’t be together. You should also draw this separately in your list of rules:

The final rule is that T and S must go together. You can draw it like this:

You can’t draw this TS rule on the diagram, but….you should know that often a question will close off one of the three groups. This makes it much harder to place both TS (which must be together) and VZ (which can’t be together). When doing a three group grouping game, you should always keep this in mind – the questions are designed to have big effects when one group is closed off.

Finally, you should note that R is random:

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