Question

A library is holding a special five-day event honoring successful local writers. One writer will be invited to be a guest speaker for each night from Monday through Friday, and no writer will be asked to participate twice. The writers have each written books in only one of four different genres—science fiction, mystery, historical fiction, and non-fiction. A, J, and X are all science fiction writers. B and Y are both mystery writers. C and Z are both historical fiction writers. L is a non-fiction writer. The following conditions apply without exception:
At least one writer from each genre will be invited to speak on at least one night.
No two authors from the same genre will be invited to speak on the following night.
If C is invited to speak, then X is invited to speak on the following night.
If Y is invited to speak, then neither C nor A are invited to speak.
If X and J are both invited to speak, then neither will speak on either the first or last night.
If L and B are both invited to speak, then neither will speak on either the first or last night.
If L is invited to speak on Friday, then on what days MUST a science fiction writer be invited? Possible Answers:Monday and Wednesday
Monday and Tuesday
Tuesday and Thursday
Only Wednesday
Monday and Thursday

Answer 1

As per the concept of probability, If L is invited to speak on Friday, then the science fiction writer be invited on Monday and Wednesday

Probability:

In statistics, probability refers the possible and favorable outcome of the particular event.

Given,

Here we need to find if L is invited to speak on Friday, then on what days MUST a science fiction writer be invited.

Here we know that the writers of the same genre may not speak on consecutive nights.

And here we have the only five slots to fill, two of the three science fiction writers must speak on Monday and Friday

So, If both X and J are invited, then at least one will be forced to speak on Monday or Friday, which is not allowed.

Then, modification of the rules is actually just a bit of a red herring, since all of the answer choices except for the one regarding science fiction writers is true regardless.

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