GMAT Prep Question

This topic has expert replies
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 191
Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:27 am
Thanked: 6 times
Followed by:2 members

GMAT Prep Question

by ashish2104 » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:01 am
In the nation of Partoria, large trucks currently account for 6 percent of miles driven on Partoria's roads but are involved in 12 percent of all highway fatalities. The very largest trucks-those with three trailers-had less than a third of the accident rate of single-and double-trailer trucks. Clearly, therefore, one way for Partoria to reduce highway deaths would be to require shippers to increase their use of triple-trailer trucks.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

A. No matter what changes Partoria makes in the regulation of trucking, it will have to keep some smaller roads off-limits to all large trucks.

B. So far only the best, most expereinced drivers for partorian trucking companies have been driving triple-trailer trucks

C. Very few fatal collisions involving trucks in Partoria are collisions between two trucks.

D. In Partoria, the safety record of the trucking industry as a whole has improved slightly over the past ten years.

E. In Partoria, the maximum legal payload of a triple-trailer truck is less than three times the maximum legal payload of the largest of the single-trailer trucks.
This type of question has already been discussed,but i can see that the options are different.hence re-posting this question. OA after discussion
Source: — Critical Reasoning |

User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1309
Joined: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:41 pm
Thanked: 33 times
Followed by:5 members

by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:13 am
imo B

Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 32
Joined: Sat May 01, 2010 9:03 pm
Followed by:1 members

by bdiwakarteja » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:14 am
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

A. No matter what changes Partoria makes in the regulation of trucking, it will have to keep some smaller roads off-limits to all large trucks. talking about roads rather than truck driving and accidents. out of scope.

B. So far only the best, most expereinced drivers for partorian trucking companies have been driving triple-trailer trucks This must be the answer.

C. Very few fatal collisions involving trucks in Partoria are collisions between two trucks. this limits the case of fatalities to collision between two trucks.

D. In Partoria, the safety record of the trucking industry as a whole has improved slightly over the past ten years. safety record is out of scope

E. In Partoria, the maximum legal payload of a triple-trailer truck is less than three times the maximum legal payload of the largest of the single-trailer trucks.
talking of the legal payload. out of scope.

Legendary Member
Posts: 1119
Joined: Fri May 07, 2010 8:50 am
Thanked: 29 times
Followed by:3 members

by diebeatsthegmat » Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:53 am
bdiwakarteja wrote:Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

A. No matter what changes Partoria makes in the regulation of trucking, it will have to keep some smaller roads off-limits to all large trucks. talking about roads rather than truck driving and accidents. out of scope.

B. So far only the best, most expereinced drivers for partorian trucking companies have been driving triple-trailer trucks This must be the answer.

C. Very few fatal collisions involving trucks in Partoria are collisions between two trucks. this limits the case of fatalities to collision between two trucks.

D. In Partoria, the safety record of the trucking industry as a whole has improved slightly over the past ten years. safety record is out of scope

E. In Partoria, the maximum legal payload of a triple-trailer truck is less than three times the maximum legal payload of the largest of the single-trailer trucks.
talking of the legal payload. out of scope.
B too. whats the oa?

Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 191
Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:27 am
Thanked: 6 times
Followed by:2 members

by ashish2104 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:04 am
OA is B.

User avatar
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 16
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:08 am

by Viren1808 » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:08 pm
Y not C ??? As if we reduce the number of trucks it won't affect the fatalities of the accident as truck collisions are very few. Also nothing is mentioned in the argument about the "Drivers". How come we land to choice B instead of C ????