I am confused

Started by jonah-Mead-Vancort · started 2019-08-11 21:48 · last activity 2019-08-12 03:04 · 1 reply

for question five, if p is 5, doesn't t need to be 6 since the rule (5) says P>T? also, I see why answer (c) is right but why is the answer (e) wrong?

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  1. Irina · 2019-08-12 03:04

    @jonah-Mead-Vancort, It depends - P>T condition applies only if F left any messages. Since it is possible to come up with a valid order where G & F left no messages, e.g. T H H H P L - it is possible that T is not #6. Let's consider (E) - F left 3d and 4th messages: H F F P L __ __ __ __ __ __ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Per rule (5), we know that F -> P & T, P > T, but we have no space to fit T because it must go to #6 and that is also the only spot that L could go in because L must come after H and H cannot be #1 per rule (1). Thus, (E) cannot be true. Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any further questions.

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