Rule violator answer elimination technique is faster than a diagram for (most) of the first set of logic questions. Watch this video HERE then try and work the problem.
I tried it and it really works - I'm so excited -it is faster and easier than the diagram, but it only is reliable for the first question.
Here is an example:
Facts
Anna, Childress, Doyle, Elbert, Xavier, and York are students in a philosophy class. They must each reserve one of six individual tutoring sessions with the instructor. Each session begins when the prior session ends. Exactly one student attends each session and no student attends more than one session.
Rules
Anna's session is later than Childress' session.
Elbert's session is either first or last.
York's session begins immediately after Xavier's session ends.
Either Childress or Anna must be scheduled for the third session.
Question
Which of the following is an acceptable schedule of students to tutoring sessions from first to sixth?
A. Elbert, Doyle, Childress, York, Xavier, Anna
B. Doyle, Childress, Anna, Xavier, York, Elbert
C. Elbert, Anna, Childress, Doyle, Xavier, York
D. Xavier, York, Doyle, Childress, Anna, Elbert
E. Doyle, Childress, Anna, Elbert, Xavier, York
Correct answer is B. Did you get it right? I did!
I have not been able to wrap my head around the pizza scenario - for now I am skipping it. I did read through the solutions and think I understand, but have not been able to successfully work it on my own. I will definitely come back to it at a later date - I just need to keep moving along - click here for one of my favorite songs from All American Rejects called Move Along.
***personal note:
My daughter and son-in-law are in town with my cute as a button grandson... when your kids get married, you don't realize that you will love their spouse as much as you love them. Very cool.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Scarlett O'Hara
The pizza question has me stumped... I'm very discouraged, but also extremely tired..... so maybe it is more tired, than actual discouragement? Who knows. It's been a very busy month and sleep deprivation has finally caught up with me.
But as Scarlett O'Hara said "Scarlett O'Hara is not gonna be trifled with! As God as my witness, these Yankees aren't gonna beat me! If I have to lie, steal, cheat and murder, I won't be defeated! And when this war is over, I'll never, never, never... I'll never go hungry again..."
It doesn't really apply to me or the LSAT pizza problem that has me stumped - but I like the way she shakes her fist at the sky.
I need to have that kind of determination........
But as Scarlett O'Hara said "Scarlett O'Hara is not gonna be trifled with! As God as my witness, these Yankees aren't gonna beat me! If I have to lie, steal, cheat and murder, I won't be defeated! And when this war is over, I'll never, never, never... I'll never go hungry again..."
It doesn't really apply to me or the LSAT pizza problem that has me stumped - but I like the way she shakes her fist at the sky.
I need to have that kind of determination........
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Co-worker
During a practice drill at the jail, an evacuation of 'non-essential' personnel, hmmmmmmph, me non-essential? I don't think so. We were herded to the conference room, so I thought I might as well work on an LSAT study problem. A co-worker saw me studying and she said:
"So Lauri if I have three dogs, and Ken has four dogs, what is JoEll's dogs name?"
So funny! That is exacty how I feel when I first read one of the questions.
Try the pizza question - I'm stumped,I'm ready to shoot myself, you try.
Eight college students order a custom made pizza: the pizza has eight slices with a single topping on each slice. the toppings are anchovies, black olives, Canadian bacon, green olives, hamburger, onion, pepperoni and sausage. Each slice is of equal size, so four slices make exactly half a pizza, a slice is opposite the slice separated from it by three slices. The students are very picky about how their pizza is arranged so they have set the following conditions:
Each slice contains exactly one topping and each topping is used exactly once.
when counting from one slice to another, always move clockwise.
the green olive slice must be adjacent to and clockwise from the pepperoni slice.
the black olive slice is direct across from the anchovies slice.
the anchovies slice can't be adjacent to the Canadian bacon slice.
the Canadian bacon slice can't be adjacent to the hamburger slice.
1. if the hamburger slice is directly opposite the green olive slice, then which of the following slices CANNOT be adjacent to the pepperoni slice?
a. anchovies
b. black olives
c. Canadian bacon
d. onion
e. sausage
2. if the Canadian bacon slice isn't adjacent to the black olive slice, which two slices could be adjacent to the onion slice?
a. anchovies and sausage
b. Canadian bacon and anchovies
c. Canadian bacon and sausage
d. hamburger and black olives.
e. sausage and black olives
3. which one of the following could be a series of four adjacent slices, moving clockwise.
a. anchovies, sausage, hamburger, black olives
b. black olives, Canadian bacon, hamburger and pepperoni
c. black olives, green olives, pepperoni, hamburger
d. hamburger, anchovies Canadian bacon, sausage
e. onion, black olives, pepperoni, green olives
4.If the Canadian bacon slice is opposite the hamburger slice, what is the minimum possible number of slices that could fit between the hamburger slice and the black olive slice?
a. zeros
b. one
c. two
d. three
e. four
5. if the pepperoni slice is adjacent to the onion slice, which slice must be adjacent to the anchovies slice?
a. black olives
b. Canadian bacon
c. green olives
d. hamburger
e. sausage
6. if the black olive slice is between the pepperoni and Canadian bacon, which two slices could be adjacent tot he sausage slice?
a. anchovies and green olives
b. anchovies and pepperoni
c. Canadian bacon and anchovies
d. Canadian bacon and green olives
e. hamburger and onion.
7. what is the minimum possible number of slices between the green olives slice and the onion slice?
a. zero
b. one
c. two
d. three
e. four
personal note **************
I think I may have been discarded by a friend... it doesn't feel very good.
ETA: I had just finished typing out that sentence and I received an email (yeah!),from said friend. Maybe I am being tolerated, but not quite discarded? I'm not sure.
"So Lauri if I have three dogs, and Ken has four dogs, what is JoEll's dogs name?"
So funny! That is exacty how I feel when I first read one of the questions.
Try the pizza question - I'm stumped,I'm ready to shoot myself, you try.
Eight college students order a custom made pizza: the pizza has eight slices with a single topping on each slice. the toppings are anchovies, black olives, Canadian bacon, green olives, hamburger, onion, pepperoni and sausage. Each slice is of equal size, so four slices make exactly half a pizza, a slice is opposite the slice separated from it by three slices. The students are very picky about how their pizza is arranged so they have set the following conditions:
Each slice contains exactly one topping and each topping is used exactly once.
when counting from one slice to another, always move clockwise.
the green olive slice must be adjacent to and clockwise from the pepperoni slice.
the black olive slice is direct across from the anchovies slice.
the anchovies slice can't be adjacent to the Canadian bacon slice.
the Canadian bacon slice can't be adjacent to the hamburger slice.
1. if the hamburger slice is directly opposite the green olive slice, then which of the following slices CANNOT be adjacent to the pepperoni slice?
a. anchovies
b. black olives
c. Canadian bacon
d. onion
e. sausage
2. if the Canadian bacon slice isn't adjacent to the black olive slice, which two slices could be adjacent to the onion slice?
a. anchovies and sausage
b. Canadian bacon and anchovies
c. Canadian bacon and sausage
d. hamburger and black olives.
e. sausage and black olives
3. which one of the following could be a series of four adjacent slices, moving clockwise.
a. anchovies, sausage, hamburger, black olives
b. black olives, Canadian bacon, hamburger and pepperoni
c. black olives, green olives, pepperoni, hamburger
d. hamburger, anchovies Canadian bacon, sausage
e. onion, black olives, pepperoni, green olives
4.If the Canadian bacon slice is opposite the hamburger slice, what is the minimum possible number of slices that could fit between the hamburger slice and the black olive slice?
a. zeros
b. one
c. two
d. three
e. four
5. if the pepperoni slice is adjacent to the onion slice, which slice must be adjacent to the anchovies slice?
a. black olives
b. Canadian bacon
c. green olives
d. hamburger
e. sausage
6. if the black olive slice is between the pepperoni and Canadian bacon, which two slices could be adjacent tot he sausage slice?
a. anchovies and green olives
b. anchovies and pepperoni
c. Canadian bacon and anchovies
d. Canadian bacon and green olives
e. hamburger and onion.
7. what is the minimum possible number of slices between the green olives slice and the onion slice?
a. zero
b. one
c. two
d. three
e. four
personal note **************
I think I may have been discarded by a friend... it doesn't feel very good.
ETA: I had just finished typing out that sentence and I received an email (yeah!),from said friend. Maybe I am being tolerated, but not quite discarded? I'm not sure.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
First success
I just worked my first successful anayltical reasoning problem after much tears and tribulation I worked ONE problem and got the answers right and understood how I got there. Let's hope it continues.
I wrote to a friend
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From:
To:
Sent: Tue Sep 01 17:39:37 2009
Subject: SWEET TASTE OF SUCCESS
Remember hell? I broke free!
I just worked my first analytical reasoning question and got the answers right, and understood how I got there!
He wrote back:
That rocks!
ADD meds work, eh?
------------------
Apparently they do work! Yeah!
***** personal note: went to dinner with a friend from work and then to see the movie Julie/Julia - I had such a fun time - thanks Melinda!
I wrote to a friend
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From:
To:
Sent: Tue Sep 01 17:39:37 2009
Subject: SWEET TASTE OF SUCCESS
Remember hell? I broke free!
I just worked my first analytical reasoning question and got the answers right, and understood how I got there!
He wrote back:
That rocks!
ADD meds work, eh?
------------------
Apparently they do work! Yeah!
***** personal note: went to dinner with a friend from work and then to see the movie Julie/Julia - I had such a fun time - thanks Melinda!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Adult A.D.D.
I've always suspected it, now it is confirmed.
I have adult attention deficit disorder...... all the forgetting, not finishing the details, etc....
I have a new perscription and the first day I took the meds - I felt clarity! Pure and simple clarity.
I'm hoping this will also help tremendously with my LSAT studying....
I have adult attention deficit disorder...... all the forgetting, not finishing the details, etc....
I have a new perscription and the first day I took the meds - I felt clarity! Pure and simple clarity.
I'm hoping this will also help tremendously with my LSAT studying....
Saturday, August 22, 2009
College Singers or Welcome to Hell
the first Analytical Reasoning problem - you may need to take some Dramamine so your head stops spinning:
A college singing group has to choose four of its members to send to a competition so it decides to rank them. the members are Emily , Frances, Georgina, Hillary and Ingrid and Jill.
The rules:
Hillary and Jill are sopranos.
Emily and Georgina are altos.
No singer ranks exactly the same as another one.
four of the singers are juniors and two are seniors.
one soprano is among the four highest-ranked singers. This soprano is a senior.
Hillary ranks higher than Francis and Ingrid
Emily and Georgina rank higher that Hillary.
The questions:
1. who must be a junior?
A. Jill?
B. Emily?
C. Hillary?
D. Georgina?
E. Ingrid?
2. If Ingrid ranks fourth what else must be true?
A. Ingrid is a junior.
B. Frances is a senior.
C. Ingrid is a senior.
D. Frances is a Junior.
E. Emily is a junior.
3. If Frances is a senior which one of the following could be false?
A. Ingrid is an alto.
B. Emily is a junior.
C. Frances is an alto.
D. Frances ranks fourth.
E. Georgina is a junior.
4. Which of the following could be false?
A. Emily ranks higher than Ingrid.
B. Georgina ranks higher than Ingrid.
c. Georgina ranks higher than Jill.
D. Hillary ranks higher than Jill.
E. Emily ranks higher than Georgina.
5. Which of the following is a complete list of the singers who could be altos?
A. Emily and Georgina.
B. Emily, Georgina, and Hillary.
C. Emily, Georgina and Ingrid.
D. Emily, Georgina, and Ingrid.
E. Emily, Georgina, Frances and Ingrid.
WELCOME TO HELL!
*** personal note ***
I went to buy a diet coke from the vending machines, it stole my quarter. Based on previous experience this was not a good sign so I decided to head for the Pepsi machine and bought diet pepsi instead and the bottle came out all by itself.
then I hit up the vending machines I put .75 cents in the machine for
a)yummy peanut butter and chocolate cookie
or
b) salted nut roll.
After much debate, I went with the salted nut roll. The nut roll moved forward, slowly, slowly, slowly... just as the words formed in my head "don't you dare get stuck" - IT GOT STUCK.
************************
ETA (the answers)
1. (a) Jill is the junior
2. (b)Frances is a junior
3. (a)Ingrid is an alto
4. (e) Emily ranks higher than Georgina
5. (e) Emily, Georgina, Frances and Ingrid
how did you do?
A college singing group has to choose four of its members to send to a competition so it decides to rank them. the members are Emily , Frances, Georgina, Hillary and Ingrid and Jill.
The rules:
Hillary and Jill are sopranos.
Emily and Georgina are altos.
No singer ranks exactly the same as another one.
four of the singers are juniors and two are seniors.
one soprano is among the four highest-ranked singers. This soprano is a senior.
Hillary ranks higher than Francis and Ingrid
Emily and Georgina rank higher that Hillary.
The questions:
1. who must be a junior?
A. Jill?
B. Emily?
C. Hillary?
D. Georgina?
E. Ingrid?
2. If Ingrid ranks fourth what else must be true?
A. Ingrid is a junior.
B. Frances is a senior.
C. Ingrid is a senior.
D. Frances is a Junior.
E. Emily is a junior.
3. If Frances is a senior which one of the following could be false?
A. Ingrid is an alto.
B. Emily is a junior.
C. Frances is an alto.
D. Frances ranks fourth.
E. Georgina is a junior.
4. Which of the following could be false?
A. Emily ranks higher than Ingrid.
B. Georgina ranks higher than Ingrid.
c. Georgina ranks higher than Jill.
D. Hillary ranks higher than Jill.
E. Emily ranks higher than Georgina.
5. Which of the following is a complete list of the singers who could be altos?
A. Emily and Georgina.
B. Emily, Georgina, and Hillary.
C. Emily, Georgina and Ingrid.
D. Emily, Georgina, and Ingrid.
E. Emily, Georgina, Frances and Ingrid.
WELCOME TO HELL!
*** personal note ***
I went to buy a diet coke from the vending machines, it stole my quarter. Based on previous experience this was not a good sign so I decided to head for the Pepsi machine and bought diet pepsi instead and the bottle came out all by itself.
then I hit up the vending machines I put .75 cents in the machine for
a)yummy peanut butter and chocolate cookie
or
b) salted nut roll.
After much debate, I went with the salted nut roll. The nut roll moved forward, slowly, slowly, slowly... just as the words formed in my head "don't you dare get stuck" - IT GOT STUCK.
************************
ETA (the answers)
1. (a) Jill is the junior
2. (b)Frances is a junior
3. (a)Ingrid is an alto
4. (e) Emily ranks higher than Georgina
5. (e) Emily, Georgina, Frances and Ingrid
how did you do?
Analytical Reasoning and the 'code' system.
I had a two hour wait while my daughter was in dance class. pulled out the LSAT for dummies (talk about humiliating when people ask me what I'm reading).... Not only am I dumb enough to try the LSAT - I'm studying from the book that makes it perfectly clear I'm not LSAT material - I am a dummy.
If you haven't been exposed to this particular part of hell let me explain.
"Analytical Reasoning (aka Logic games) presents you with a fact pattern, followed by five to eight questions for each problem. The fact pattern scenarios with two or three set of variables - people, dorm rooms, places around an office table, stuff like that and introduce rules that govern them. The questions test your ability to apply the given rules and make deductions." Or, as I like to call them 3rd grade math story problems on steroids." (quoted from LSAT for Dummies page 39).
I read the "setting yourself up for success step-by-step. Uh huh. There was no success (did I just give away the ending?).
Ran thru the 'diagram what you know" - they suggest this little 'code' system, it is supposed to be simple and easy to remember. Uh huh:
< or > to mark items that are greater or less than others.
Boxes or circles to identify data that doesn't ever change.
Parenthesis () to mark data that may change
arrows to mark relationships that only go in one direction
= to mark positive relationships. = with a slash thorough it to mark negative relationships.
X thorough a letter to indicate that it can't be someplace or do something
Underscores _ to mark spaces that must be filled.
I am supposed to memorize that code system - does anyone else see a problem with this?????????????? It is diabolical to ask someone with memory problems, oh someone like ME for instance, to memorize code. I don't do logic.
If you haven't been exposed to this particular part of hell let me explain.
"Analytical Reasoning (aka Logic games) presents you with a fact pattern, followed by five to eight questions for each problem. The fact pattern scenarios with two or three set of variables - people, dorm rooms, places around an office table, stuff like that and introduce rules that govern them. The questions test your ability to apply the given rules and make deductions." Or, as I like to call them 3rd grade math story problems on steroids." (quoted from LSAT for Dummies page 39).
I read the "setting yourself up for success step-by-step. Uh huh. There was no success (did I just give away the ending?).
Ran thru the 'diagram what you know" - they suggest this little 'code' system, it is supposed to be simple and easy to remember. Uh huh:
< or > to mark items that are greater or less than others.
Boxes or circles to identify data that doesn't ever change.
Parenthesis () to mark data that may change
arrows to mark relationships that only go in one direction
= to mark positive relationships. = with a slash thorough it to mark negative relationships.
X thorough a letter to indicate that it can't be someplace or do something
Underscores _ to mark spaces that must be filled.
I am supposed to memorize that code system - does anyone else see a problem with this?????????????? It is diabolical to ask someone with memory problems, oh someone like ME for instance, to memorize code. I don't do logic.
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