Must be TrueDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Most people who are good at the banjo can also play the guitar, but most guitarists can't play the banjo.
Reasoning: There is a high overlap of banjo players who play guitar, but a low percentage of guitar players who play banjo.
Analysis: This is a classic LSAT 'numbers and percentages' problem involving overlapping groups. If most banjo players (over 50%) are in the guitar group, but most guitar players (over 50%) are not in the banjo group, it mathematically implies there are more guitar players than banjo players. Think of it like this: if 6 out of 10 banjo players play guitar, but those 6 people represent less than half of all guitarists, there must be at least 13 guitarists in total.
Reasoning: There is a high overlap of banjo players who play guitar, but a low percentage of guitar players who play banjo.
Analysis: This is a classic LSAT 'numbers and percentages' problem involving overlapping groups. If most banjo players (over 50%) are in the guitar group, but most guitar players (over 50%) are not in the banjo group, it mathematically implies there are more guitar players than banjo players. Think of it like this: if 6 out of 10 banjo players play guitar, but those 6 people represent less than half of all guitarists, there must be at least 13 guitarists in total.
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Unlock Full Passage13.If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
Correct Answer
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Combining most banjo-skilled are guitar-skilled (x > 0.5b) with most guitar-skilled are not banjo-skilled (x < 0.5g) yields b < g, so there are more guitar-skilled people than banjo-skilled people.
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