The easiest way to approach this game is to chain together the rules and their contrapositives:
LS --> NR --> OR --> JS --> KR --> PS --> LR
Since starting from L
S leads to a contradiction (L
R), we know that L cannot be assigned to S. Creating the contrapositive of the chain gives:
PR --> KS --> JR --> OS --> NS --> LR
washin34 wrote:
On rule number 2 if J is not at R, then that means O is automatically at R right?
You're making a mistaken negation (negating both sides). To correctly create the contrapositive, you must negate both sides
and reverse the order: O
R --> J
S
washin34 wrote:On rule number 5 how can K and O be at S if rule 1 puts K at R and rule 2 puts O at R as well?
Remember that these are conditional statements. The rules don't tell us definitively who is assigned where; rather, they tell us who is assigned to which clinic
when certain conditions are met.
washin34 wrote:Rule 1 and Rule 4 contradict each other especially on number 19. How can J,N,O,P be the correct answer if J and K can't be together rule 1. How does rule 1 get disregarded when applying rule 4?
You're incorrectly interpreting rule 1. Taking its contrapositive gives K
S --> J
R. Thus, rule 1 allows for three possible outcomes:
J
S, K
R
K
S, J
R
J
R, K
R