Q18

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Can someone please explain Q16 and Q18 to me? For Q16, i get c as my answer and for Q18, i get d.

Thanks.

[ManhattanPrepLSAT2]

Here are the rules in shorthand --

Sentence = 5 "words"
Each word = at least 4 letters

Successive words - will do exactly one of the following --
- delete one letter
- add one letter
- replace one letter
- and none of these things can happen twice in a row

At most 3 words start with same letter

For this question, we start with a four letter word (:)) and want the maximum letters for the fifth word. So, we can...

Start by adding a letter, so that 2nd word has 5 letters.
Then replace a letter, so that the 3rd word has 5 letters,
Then add a letter, so that the 4th word has 6 letters,
Then replace a letter, so that the 5th word has 6 letters.

Thus, the correct answer is (C).

I hope that is helpful! This is a REALLY unusual game, but great for practicing thinking on the fly.