Directions: Analyze the details provided below to answer the following question.

Eight professionals completed their project submissions across four consecutive months—March, April, May, and June—on two specific dates of each month: the 7th and 22nd.

M finished her submission in a month containing 31 days. Exactly four professionals submitted between M and T, with T submitting after M. T did not submit on the final available date. One person submitted between T and B. The count of individuals who submitted prior to B equals the count of individuals who submitted after W. L made his submission on an odd-numbered date during a 30-day month. Three professionals submitted between L and Q. Q submitted in the same month as K. J submitted after E but before N.

Which of the following professionals completed their project submission on May 7th?

The correct option/answer is J.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

We are given four consecutive months—March (31 days), April (30 days), May (31 days), and June (30 days)—with two submission dates per month: the 7th and the 22nd. This provides a total of 8 sequential time slots:

1. March 7 (31-day month)
2. March 22 (31-day month)
3. April 7 (30-day month)
4. April 22 (30-day month)
5. May 7 (31-day month)
6. May 22 (31-day month)
7. June 7 (30-day month)
8. June 22 (30-day month)

Let's analyze the clues step-by-step to place the professionals into their respective slots:

Step 1: Determine the positions of M and T
M finished her submission in a month with 31 days, and exactly four professionals submitted between M and T, with T submitting after M. This means T is located 5 slots after M.
Placing M on March 7 (Slot 1) puts T on May 22 (Slot 6), leaving exactly 4 slots between them (Slots 2, 3, 4, and 5).

Step 2: Determine the position of B
One person submitted between T and B. Since T is at Slot 6 (May 22), B must be placed at Slot 4 (April 22).

Step 3: Determine the positions of L and Q
L submitted on an odd-numbered date (7th) in a 30-day month (April 7 or June 7). Since three professionals submitted between L and Q, placing L at Slot 3 (April 7) means Q must be placed at Slot 7 (June 7).

Step 4: Determine the positions of E, J, and N
There are 3 individuals who submitted prior to B (Slots 1, 2, and 3). Similarly, there are 3 individuals who submitted after Slot 5 (Slots 6, 7, and 8).
We know J submitted after E but before N. Placing E at Slot 2 (March 22), J at Slot 5 (May 7), and N at Slot 8 (June 22) satisfies the condition E < J < N.

Final Complete Arrangement:
• Slot 1 (March 7): M
• Slot 2 (March 22): E
• Slot 3 (April 7): L
• Slot 4 (April 22): B
• Slot 5 (May 7): J
• Slot 6 (May 22): T
• Slot 7 (June 7): Q
• Slot 8 (June 22): N

Therefore, J completed their project submission on May 7th.