Must be TrueDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Barton Pool has specific rules: everyone in the neighborhood gets a daily swim time, but kids under 6 are banned from noon to 5 P.M., and the pool is adults-only from 5 P.M. until closing.
Reasoning: Everyone in the neighborhood can swim at Barton Pool daily; however, children under 6 are prohibited from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M., and only adults are allowed after 5 P.M.
Analysis: To solve this, we must find a time slot where children under 6 are actually allowed to swim. Since they are barred from the pool from noon until 5 P.M., and then barred again from 5 P.M. until closing (because they aren't adults), the only remaining time for them to fulfill their 'permitted swim time' is before noon. You should look for an answer choice that confirms these young children swim during the morning hours. This is a classic LSAT 'Must be True' deduction where you combine multiple constraints to find the only remaining possibility.
Reasoning: Everyone in the neighborhood can swim at Barton Pool daily; however, children under 6 are prohibited from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M., and only adults are allowed after 5 P.M.
Analysis: To solve this, we must find a time slot where children under 6 are actually allowed to swim. Since they are barred from the pool from noon until 5 P.M., and then barred again from 5 P.M. until closing (because they aren't adults), the only remaining time for them to fulfill their 'permitted swim time' is before noon. You should look for an answer choice that confirms these young children swim during the morning hours. This is a classic LSAT 'Must be True' deduction where you combine multiple constraints to find the only remaining possibility.
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Unlock Full Passage5.If all the sentences above are true, then which one of the following must be true?
Correct Answer
B
Under-6 children have no permitted time noon–5 and none after 5 (adults only), so their only possible permitted time is before noon. Since everyone in the neighborhood must have some permitted time each day the pool is open, the existence of any under-6 neighbor implies the pool must be open before noon.
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