At a concert, exactly eight compositions – F, H, L, O, P, R, S, and T – are to be performed exactly once each, consecutively and one composition at a time. The order of their performance must satisfy the following conditions:
T is performed either immediately before F or immediately after R.
At least two compositions are performed either after F and before R, or after R and before
F. O is performed either first or fifth.
The eighth composition performed is either L or
H. P is performed at some time before S.
At least one composition is performed either after O and before S, or after S and before O.
Which one of the following lists the compositions in an order in which they could be performed during the concert, from first through eighth?
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L, P, S, R, O, T, F, H
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O, T, P, F, S, H, R, L
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P, T, F, S, L, R, O, H
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P, T, F, S, O, R, L, H
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T, F, P, R, O, L, S, H
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O is performed either first or fifth.
The eighth composition performed is either L or
Rule 2 knocks out option [T, F, P, R, O, L, S, H]. by placing R and F too close together. Option [P, T, F, S, L, R, O, H] unacceptably places F and R too close together (Rule 3), and [P, T, F, S, O, R, L, H] does likewise with O and S (Rule 6).
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P is performed at some time before S.
At least one composition is performed either after O and before S, or after S and before O.
Which one of the following lists the compositions in an order in which they could be performed during the concert, from first through eighth?
