Analytical Reasoning Question No. 72
A doctor has prescribed a meal program for a patient. Choosing from meals F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M, the patient must take a routine of exactly five different meals each day. In any day routine, except the first, exactly three of the meals must be ones that were included in the routine done on the previous day, and any permissible routine must also satisfy the following conditions:
1. If F is in a routine, L cannot be done in that routine.
2. If G is in a routine, J must be one of the meals done after G in that routine.
3. If H is in a routine, L must be one of the meals done after H in that routine.
4. The fifth meal of any routine must be either I or K.
1. Which of the following could be the routine for the first day of the program?
(A) F, H, L, I, K
(B) G, I, H, L, K
(C) J, K, H, L, I
(D) K, G, I, J, M
(E) L, G, H, J, I
2. If one day's routine is F, G, M, J, K, each of the following could be the next day's routine EXCEPT
(A) G, H, L, J, K
(B) G, J, L, M, I
(C) M, H, L, J, K
(D) M, J, K, L, I
(E) M, J, I, F, K
3. Which of the following is true of any permissible routine?
(A) F cannot be done third.
(B) G cannot be done third.
(C) J cannot be done third.
(D) H cannot be done fourth.
(E) K cannot be done fourth.
4. If the patient chooses H and M for the first day's routine, which of the following could be the other three meals chosen?
(A) F, J, K
(B) G, I, L
(C) G, J, L
(D) J, I, K
(E) J, I, L
5. If H is the third meal in a routine, which of the following CANNOT be the second meal in that routine?
(A) G
(B) I
(C) J
(D) K
(E) M
