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by GMATMadeEasy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 3:08 pm
During the Second World War, about 375,000 civilians died in the United States and about 408,000 members of the United States armed forces died overseas. On the basis of those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to be overseas in the armed forces during the Second World War than it was to stay at home as a civilian.

Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?

(A) Counting deaths among members of the armed forces who served in the United States in addition to deaths among members of the armed forces serving overseas

(B) Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among civilians and members of the armed forces as a percentage of the total number of deaths

(C) Separating deaths caused by accidents during service in the armed forces from deaths caused by combat injuries

(D) Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths

(E) Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to deaths caused by combat in the armed forces.

OA is D . Could an expert confirm whether D is correctly worded ?
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by frank1 » Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:45 pm
GMATMadeEasy wrote:During the Second World War, about 375,000 civilians died in the United States and about 408,000 members of the United States armed forces died overseas. On the basis of those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to be overseas in the armed forces during the Second World War than it was to stay at home as a civilian.

Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?

(A) Counting deaths among members of the armed forces who served in the United States in addition to deaths among members of the armed forces serving overseas

(B) Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among civilians and members of the armed forces as a percentage of the total number of deaths

(C) Separating deaths caused by accidents during service in the armed forces from deaths caused by combat injuries

(D) Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths

(E) Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to deaths caused by combat in the armed forces.

OA is D . Could an expert confirm whether D is correctly worded ?
Ok i came down to D as follows:
A out as question is NOT either more army died or more civilian died.
C and E out of scope and irrelevant
now down to B and D
in real test,when you are cramed up by the time...you see B as good option because it is a trap because of this "percentage of the total number of deaths "
pecent of tota death means more number=higher percentage...
so nothing new....same conclusion
People feel it is 'percentage of the total POPULATION' so may be disguised.

D.
Suppose
2000 people in country-2 deaths
6000 overseas-3 deaths
so per thousand
country-1
army is 0.5 only(numerical)
correct comparision

so D
i see problem with word 'each group rather' but i think it means country group and overseas group not group with in army
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