Exam LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning topic 1 question 118 discussion

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Question #: 118
Topic #: 1

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This morning, a bakery makes exactly one delivery, consisting of exactly six loaves of bread. Each of the loaves is exactly one of three kinds: oatmeal, rye, or wheat, and each is either sliced or unsliced. The loaves that the bakery delivers this morning must be consistent with the following:
There are at least two kinds of loaves.
There are no more than three rye loaves.
There is no unsliced wheat loaf.
There is at least one unsliced oatmeal loaf.
If two or more of the loaves are unsliced, then at least one of the unsliced loaves is rye.
Which one of the following could be a complete and accurate list of the loaves that the bakery delivers?

A. six unsliced oatmeal loaves
B. five unsliced oatmeal loaves, one sliced rye loaf
C. five unsliced oatmeal loaves, one unsliced wheat loaf
D. four unsliced oatmeal loaves, two unsliced rye loaves
E. four unsliced oatmeal loaves, two sliced wheat loaves

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
As it turns out, Rule 5 eliminates all the wrong choices, but if you tackled the rules in order, heres what you would have found: Rule 1 kills A., which has only oatmeal loaves. Rule 2 doesnt help, but Rule 3 kills C., which has the for bidden unsliced wheat loaf. Rule 4 doesnt help, but Rule 5 knocks off B. and E., which each have two or more unsliced loaves but no unsliced rye loaf.

by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 1:26 p.m.

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