LSAT 82, Logic Game 1, Question 5, LSATHacks

This question places U at 2:00. And rule 2 says U must be in the east theatre. So U must be in the east theatre at 2 pm. We can also place G in 3:00, as rule 4 says U is before G:

I placed G in the east, but they could go west too. Nothing turns on whether G is placed East or West. So don’t get paralyzed: place them somewhere, and see what deductions flow from that.

Next, think about who has to fill in the remaining spaces. The most restrictive rule is that M must be before both O and P:

That’s three variables, and there are only two open spaces at 2:00 and 3:00. So, M must be at 1:00, and O/P in 2 and 3:

This diagram proves B is CORRECT. Management has to be at 1:00, not 2:00.

A and E have to be true. C and D both could be true, as OP are interchangeable.

(For E, S has to be at 1:00 because that’s the only open space left.)

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