Law professor: "I am hiring a law student as a research assistant for an article on the intersection between copyright law and patent law. The student must be in the top 10% of the class and have taken an intellectual property law course or a patent law course. The student must also have a bachelor's degree in a science field, such as chemistry or biology, or five years of work experience in a science related field."
Which of the following applicants meets the requirement for the position?
A)Max graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from an Ivy League university and was the top student in his intellectual property law class.
B)Monica holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and before law school she worked as a researcher for an AIDS foundation for ten years.
C)Laura is in the top 5% of the class and has a Bachelor of Arts in history. She has taken patent law.
D)Eduardo is ranked #19 in a class of 200 but received the lowest grade for his patent law class. He also completed a BS in environmental science but never worked in the field.
E)Tania was #1 in both intellectual property law and patent law last year, and finished a Bachelor's in neuroscience summa cum laude.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Eduardo, who is ranked #19 in a class of 200, took patent law, and completed a BS in environmental science, fulfills the requirements for the position. While it may seem as though some of the other applicants are better qualified, Eduardo is the only one who fulfills every requirement listed in the advertisement. He is in the top 10% of his class, has taken either patent law or intellectual property law, and has a Bachelor's degree in a science related field.

Law Professor: "I Am Hiring a Law Student as a Research