Hey Colin....I went to law school because I didn't consider myself that great in math, and ended up taking the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) with questions like this one:
Five golfers, C, D, E, F, and G, play a series of matches in which the following are always true of the results.
Either C is last and G is first or C is first and G is last.
D finishes ahead of E.
Every golfer plays in and finishes every match.
There are no ties in any match; that is, no 2 players ever finish in the same position in a match
1. If exactly 1 golfer finishes between C and D, which of the following must be true?
A C finishes first.
B G finishes first.
C F finshes third.
D D finishes fourth.
E E finishes fourth.
2. Which of the following CANNOT be true?
A E finishes second.
B F finishes second.
C F finishes third.
D E finishes ahead of F.
E F finishes ahead of D.
3. If D finishes third, which of the following must be true?
A G finishes first.
B C finishes first.
C E finishes ahead of F.
D F finishes ahead of E.
E F finishes behind D.
4. If C finishes first, in how many different orders is it possible for the other golfers to finish?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E 5
5. Which of the following additional conditions makes it certain that F finshes second?
A C finishes ahead of D.
B D finishes ahead of F.
C F finishes ahead of D.
D D finishes behind G.
E G finishes behind F.
6. If a sixth golfer, H, enters a match and finishes ahead of F and behind D, which of the following CANNOT be true?
A D finishes ahead of G.
B H finishes ahead of E.
C E finishes third.
D F finishes fourth.
E H finishes fifth.
(yes, I have the answers....you have approximately one minute per question to come up with the answers when taking the LSAT)
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