Question

Dr. Saitawa schedules six patients–G, H, L, M, O, and P–for surgery during a single week on Monday through Friday. Dr. Saitawa will operate on exactly one patient each day, except for one of the days when Dr. Saitawa will operate on two patients in separate, non-simultaneous sessions. Which of the following could be the schedule for the surgeries?

1) G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Friday
2) G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Monday
3) G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Tuesday
4) G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Wednesday

Answer 1

Option 1 (G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Friday) could be the schedule for the surgeries.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are six patients - G, H, L, M, O, and P - that need to be scheduled for surgery on Monday through Friday. Dr. Saitawa will operate on exactly one patient each day, except for one of the days when Dr. Saitawa will operate on two patients in separate, non-simultaneous sessions. We need to determine which schedule is possible.

Looking at the given options:

1. G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Friday
2. G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Monday
3. G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Tuesday
4. G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Wednesday

Examining these options, we can see that only option 1 (G on Monday, H on Tuesday, L on Wednesday, M on Thursday, O on Friday, P on Friday) satisfies the conditions. On one day (Friday), Dr. Saitawa operates on two patients (O and P) in separate, non-simultaneous sessions. Therefore, option 1 is a possible schedule.