SECTION I: GAME Questions 20 to 24
A woman plans to plant exactly six kinds of herbs: marjoram, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme. She places six pots side by side in a straight line and numbers the pots consecutively from 1 to 6. She will plant only one kind of herb in each pot. The arrangement of the herbs is subject to the following conditions: Oregano must be planted in a pot with a lower number than the pot in which parsley is planted. Marjoram must be planted in a pot with a lower number than the pot in which thyme is planted. Sage cannot be planted in pot 1. Rosemary must be planted in a pot immediately adjacent to the pot in which oregano is planted.
20.Which of the following arrangements of herbs from pot 1 through 6, respectively, conforms to the conditions above? A.Marjoram, sage, thyme, parsley, rosemary, oregano B.Oregano, parsley, marjoram, thyme, sage, rosemary C.Rosemary, oregano, marjoram, sage, parsley, thyme D.Sage, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, oregano, parsley E.Thyme, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, parsley, sage Explanation: C conforms to all the conditions and is therefore the correct answer. The first answer choice does not conform to the conditions because the oregano is in a higher-numbered pot than the parsley. B does not conform to the conditions because the rosemary is not next to the oregano. D does not conform to the condition because sage is planted in the first pot. The last answer choice does not conform to the conform to the conditions because the marjoram is in a higher-numbered pot than the thyme.
21.If sage is planted in a higher-numbered pot than parsley, which of the following must be true? A.Sage is planted in a higher-numbered pt than oregano. B.Sage is planted in a higher-numbered pot than marjoram. C.Sage is planted in a higher-numbered pot than thyme. D.Parsley is planted in a lower-numbered pot than marjoram. E.Parsley is planted in a lower-numbered pot than rosemary. Explanation: If the sage is planted in a higher-numbered pot than the parsley, it must also be in a lower-numbered pot than the parsley. Thus, A is the correct answer. B, C, and D are incorrect. Given the conditions, marjoram can be in any pot from 1 through 5 and thyme can be in any pot from 2 through 6, as long as the marjoram is in a lower-numbered pot than the thyme. Thus, these choices can each be true, but need not be true. E is also incorrect. Since the rosemary must be next to the oregano and the oregano must be in a lower-numbered pt than the parsley, the parsley must be in a higher numbered pot than the rosemary, and so this choice cannot be true.
22.If thyme is planted in a lower-numbered pot than oregano, which of the following must be true? A.Thyme is planted in a lower-numbered pot than sage.
B.Thyme is planted in a lower-numbered pot than rosemary. C.Oregano is planted in a lower-numbered pot than sage. D.Oregano is planted in a lower-numbered pot than rosemary. E.Oregano is planted in a lower-numbered pot than marjoram. Explanation: If the thyme is planted in a lower-numbered pot than the oregano, the thyme must be planted in a lower-numbered pot than the rosemary. This is because the rosemary and the oregano must be planted next to each other. Thus, B is the correct answer. A, C, D, and E are incorrect. Marjoram, sage, thyme, rosemary, oregano, parsley is an arrangement of the herbs that conforms to all the conditions and the information given. None of these answer choices is true for this arrangement.
23.If parsley is planted in a lower-numbered pot than marjoram, marjoram could be planted in which of the following pots? A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 E.6 Explanation: If the parsley is planted in a lower-numbered pot than the marjoram, we know that five of the herbs will be in one of the two following orders and that sage can be in any of the pots except pot 1 or between oregano and rosemary: Rosemary, oregano, parsley, marjoram, thyme Oregano, rosemary, parsley, marjoram, thyme Marjoram could be in pot 4, provided that sage is in either pot 5 or pot 6. So D is the correct answer. No matter where the sage is placed, marjoram could never be in pots 1, 2, 3, or 6 (eliminating the first, second, third, and last answer choices.)
24.If oregano is planted immediately adjacent to thyme, which of the following must be true? A.Marjoram is planted in pot 1. B.Sage is planted in pot 2. C.Rosemary is planted in pot 3. D.Oregano is planted in pot 4. E.Thyme is planted in pot 5. Explanation: If the oregano is next to the thyme, we know that five of the herbs will be in one of the two following orders and that sage may be in any of the pots except pot 1 or next to the oregano: Marjoram, rosemary, oregano, thyme, parsley Marjoram, thyme, oregano, rosemary, parsley Marjoram must be in pot 1 in order to preserve the order given and because sage cannot be in pot 1. A,
therefore, is the correct answer. B is incorrect. Sage could be planted in pot 2, 5, or 6, so B can be true but is not necessarily true. C is also incorrect. Rosemary could be planted in pot 3 if sage is in pot 2, but rosemary could also be planted in pots 2, 4, or 5. Thus, C can be true but is not necessarily true. The fourth answer choice is incorrect. Oregano could be planted in pots 3 or 4. Thus, this can be true but is not necessarily true. The last answer choice is incorrect. Thyme could be in pots 2, 3, 4, or 5. Thus, E can be true but is not necessarily true.