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PrepTest 73, Game 2, Question 13



Summary
The content provides an in-depth strategy for tackling unequivalent rule questions in the GRE, emphasizing their complexity and the tactical approach required for efficient problem-solving.
  • Unequivalent rule questions should generally be attempted last due to their time-consuming nature, offering fewer points for the time invested.
  • The strategy involves identifying a new rule that can replace an original rule without altering the game's outcomes, ensuring all previously allowed or blocked actions remain consistent.
  • Initial steps include eliminating answer choices that have not been consistently true throughout the game, using sketches and previous work as references.
  • Testing remaining answer choices involves attempting to break the original rule while adhering to the new rule proposed in each answer choice, identifying the correct answer through process elimination.
  • Answer choice E is identified as the correct answer through logical deduction and testing, underscoring the importance of skill and sometimes luck in solving these questions efficiently.
Chapters
00:01
Introduction to Unequivalent Rule Questions
00:39
Strategic Approach to Solving
01:13
Elimination Process
02:55
Testing Answer Choices
05:16
Conclusion and Recommendation