Analytical

Reasoning
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Types of Reasoning
Conditional
Map
Assignments
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Rule Symbols
A radio station will air programs
A,B... F, Monday through
Friday, with the following
restrictions
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Program A must be aired

before Program B
AB

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Programs C and D must

be aired on consecutive
evenings
CD
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Program E can not be

aired on the second day.
M

T
~E

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If Program A is aired, then

program B must be aired
AB
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If Program A is aired, then

program B must not be
aired
A ~B

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Rules Quiz
If A B, then B A?
Not necessarily
If A B, then ~B ~A?
Yes
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If A and B are both aired,

then C cannot be aired.
A & B ~C

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If C is aired, either D or
E must be aired.
CD/E

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Either A or B must be
aired, but they both
cannot be aired.
A / B ~ B / ~ A, Either must

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Conditional Games

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Athletes in a meet
If A competes, B must
compete.
If B and C compete, D cannot
compete.
If C and D both compete, F
cannot compete.
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Athletes in a meet
If D competes, either E or G
must compete.
Either E or F must compete,
but they cannot both compete.
E and G cannot both compete
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Symbolize clues
1. A B, ~B ~A
2. B & C ~D,
D ~ (B & C)
3. C & D ~F,
F ~ (C & D)

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Symbolize clues
4. D E / G,
~E / ~G ~D
5. E ~F, F ~E, Either
must
6. E ~G, G ~E
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If only 3 compete, which

could be that group?
(A) A, B and C
(B) B, E and G
(C) B, E and F
(D) C, D and E
(E) C, D and F

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 A, B, C.
B, E, G
B, E, F
C, D, E
C, D, F

Either E/F must.

E ~G
E ~F,
Right
C & D ~F
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If D & G both compete,

what must be true?
(A) C competes.
(B) E competes.
(C) F competes.
(D) A does not compete.
(E) B does not compete.
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Map Quizzes

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1. Messages can be sent

in either direction between
G & H, J & M, and K & L.
2. Messages can be sent
from F to K, from H to J,
from K to G, from M to F,
and from M to H.
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Step 1 - Draw the map

Using statement 1
G

L
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Using statement 2

L
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Which terminal can

transmit to the greatest
number of terminals?
M

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In traveling from G to K,
how many terminals other
than G & K are involved?

L
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Assignment games

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Six books on History,

English, Algebra,
Ceramics, Spanish, and
Philosophy are
arranged on a shelf, with
a bookend at either end.
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The History book is next to a

bookend.
The English book is next to the
Algebra book.
At least one book separates the
English and Ceramic books,
and the English and Spanish
books.
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The Ceramics book and the

Spanish book are next to each
other.
At least two books separate the
English and Philosophy
books.
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Step 1 - Framework
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End

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Step 2 - Symbolize the

clues
1. Bookend H
2. E A
3. NOT E C, NOT E S
4. S C
5. NOT E P, NOT E P
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If H is next to E, what
must be true?
(A) P is next to a bookend.
(B) C is next to a bookend.
(C) S is next to A
(D) P is next to C
(E) A is next to C
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put History next to either

of the bookends
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End
H

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History book is next to the

English book
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End
H E

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EA
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End
H E A

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NOT E P, NOT E P
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End
H E A S/C

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SC
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End
H E A S/C C/S

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Only book that remains is

P
End

1 2 3 4 5 6 End
H E A S/C S/C P

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Which of the following

books can be next to a
bookend?
I. Philosophy
II. English
III. Ceramics
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Assignment - 2 D Grid

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On a train the staff were the

guard, the TC and the driver.
Their names listed
alphabetically are A, B and C.
There are also 3 passengers
with names Mr. A, Mr. B and
Mr. C. The following facts are
known:
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Mr. B lives in Delhi

The guard lives halfway between
Chandigarh and Delhi
Mr. A earns exactly Rs. 200,000
a year.
C once beat the TC in snooker.
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The guards next door neighbor,

one of the three passengers
mentioned, earns exactly three
times as much as the guard
The passenger living in
Chandigarh has the same name
as the guard.
What is the drivers name?
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