I don’t get this problem. Please tell me where my logic flawed.

JY's explanation is here FYI, http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-24/ and yet I still don't get this.

So according to the explanation,

X—Y= Z

X= the amount that’s been mined.

Y= the amount consumed

Z= the remainder , that is what was mined but not consumed

I plugged in some random numbers and I couldn’t get the logic to follow satisfactorily.

So if we say the Z is 1990 is 50 and the Z in 1991 is 30, then couldn’t the following scenario be possible?

X in ’90= 70

Y in ’90= 20

Z in ’90= 50

Let’s say

X in ‘91= 200

Y in ’91= 170

Z in ‘91= 30

It doesn’t seem 170 is greater than 200. My set up must be wrong.

What I am missing here? Is there something in the "Furthermore, Country Q has not imported or exported coal since 1970" that I am not picking up on? Thanks in advance.

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2 comments

  • Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

    2 words: rollover minutes. You can’t forget to add the surplus from 1990 to 1991.

    Mined: X in ’90= 70

    Consumed:Y in ’90= 20

    Z in ’90= 50

    Let’s say

    Mined: X in ‘91= 50 (from ’90) + 150 (from ’91)= 200

    Consumed: Y in ’91= 170

    Z in ‘91= 30

    In ’91, the 150 mined is less than the 170 consumed.

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  • Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

    Bumping this since it was marked as spam for some reason and most people might've missed it.

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