PrepTest 63, Section 1, Question 5
Each of seven candidates for the position of judge�Hamadi, Jefferson, Kurtz, Li, McDonnell, Ortiz, and Perkins�will be appointed to an open position on one of two courts�the appellate court or the trial court. There are three open positions on the appellate court and six open positions on the trial court, but not all of them will be filled at this time. The judicial appointments will conform to the following conditions:
Each of seven candidates for the position of judge�Hamadi, Jefferson, Kurtz, Li, McDonnell, Ortiz, and Perkins�will be appointed to an open position on one of two courts�the appellate court or the trial court. There are three open positions on the appellate court and six open positions on the trial court, but not all of them will be filled at this time. The judicial appointments will conform to the following conditions:
Each of seven candidates for the position of judge�Hamadi, Jefferson, Kurtz, Li, McDonnell, Ortiz, and Perkins�will be appointed to an open position on one of two courts�the appellate court or the trial court. There are three open positions on the appellate court and six open positions on the trial court, but not all of them will be filled at this time. The judicial appointments will conform to the following conditions:
Each of seven candidates for the position of judge�Hamadi, Jefferson, Kurtz, Li, McDonnell, Ortiz, and Perkins�will be appointed to an open position on one of two courts�the appellate court or the trial court. There are three open positions on the appellate court and six open positions on the trial court, but not all of them will be filled at this time. The judicial appointments will conform to the following conditions:
Li must be appointed to the appellate court.
Kurtz must be appointed to the trial court.
Hamadi cannot be appointed to the same court as Perkins.
Which one of the following, if substituted for the condition that Hamadi cannot be appointed to the same court as Perkins, would have the same effect on the appointments of the seven candidates?
Hamadi and Perkins cannot both be appointed to the appellate court.
If Hamadi is not appointed to the trial court, then Perkins must be.
If Perkins is appointed to the same court as Jefferson, then Hamadi cannot be.
If Hamadi is appointed to the same court as Li, then Perkins must be appointed to the same court as Kurtz.
No three of Hamadi, Kurtz, Li, and Perkins can be appointed to the same court as each other.
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