BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Target Test Prep · GMAT

Choose how you want to prepare

Learn live with an expert or move at your own pace. Every option includes the complete TTP study system.

★★★★★5.0559 reviews
Vote for Target Test Prep, Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards 2026
NEWSWEEK READERS’ CHOICE 2026

BIG NEWS! Target Test Prep has been nominated, and they’d love your vote!

TTP has worked incredibly hard to build the best test prep experience possible, and winning Newsweek’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Test Prep would mean a lot to them. If TTP has helped you, they’d be incredibly grateful for your vote. You can vote once each day through September 9.

Vote for TTP
GMATLiveTeach 7 seats left
Chris Peckover
NEXT LIVE COHORT

Oct 13 to Jan 7, 2027

with Chris Peckover

Schedule
Tue, Thu · 8:00 to 10:00 PM ET
Included
40 live hours + 6 months of GMAT OnDemand
  • Live instruction and real-time questions
  • Class recordings and assigned practice
View class & enroll
Limited cohort · enrollment openTarget Test Prep
EALiveTeach 5 seats left
Logan Thompson
EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT

Sep 6 to Dec 6, 2026

with Logan Thompson

Schedule
Sun · 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET
Included
40 hours of live online classes plus six months of access to the complete TTP EA OnDemand course.
  • 165+ EA Score Guarantee
  • 4,100+ Quant, Verbal, and Integrated Reasoning practice questions
  • 400+ hours of in-depth video lessons
  • 3,000+ step-by-step video solutions
View EA class & enroll
Limited cohort · enrollment openTarget Test Prep
GMATOnDemand Start anytime
SELF-PACED MASTERCLASS

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Complete access from day one. Study on your schedule.

715+ score guarantee
$0to start then $127/mo
  • Personalized study plan and analytics
  • Thousands of lessons and practice questions

Compare the format, schedule, and included access before enrolling. Prices and seat counts shown reflect the supplied offer details.

For similar homes and comparable residents, home insurance for theft has always cost more in Springfield than in

Expert replies
by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:57 pm

Timer

00:00

Answers

A

B

C

D

E

Stats

Difficulty

For similar homes and comparable residents, home insurance for theft has always cost more in Springfield than in Shelbyville. Police studies, however, show that homes owned by Springfield residents are, on average, slightly less likely to be robbed than homes in Shelbyville. Clearly, therefore, insurance companies are making a greater profit on home theft insurance in Springfield than in Shelbyville.

In evaluating the argument, it would be most useful to compare


(A) the population density of Springfield with the population density of Shelbyville

(B) the cost of compensating theft losses in Springfield with the cost of compensating theft losses in Shelbyville

(C) the rates Springfield residents pay for auto insurance with the rates paid for auto insurance by residents of Shelbyville

(D) the condition of Springfield's roads and streets with the condition of Shelbyville's roads and streets

(E) the cost of home theft insurance in Springfield and Shelbyville with that in other cities


OA B

Source: GMAT Prep
Join the discussion
Source: — Critical Reasoning |

Premise : Home insurance for theft has always cost more in Springfield than Shelbyville. However, police studies show that homes owned by Springfield residents are, on average, slightly less likely to be robbed than homes in Shelbyville.

Conclusion : Insurance companies are making a greater profit on home theft insurance in Springfield than in Shelbyville.

OPTION A :- INCORRECT
The population density of Springfield or Shelbyville is compared in order to evaluate the argument because it has no relation with passage

OPTION B :- CORRECT
If the cost of compensating theft losses in Springfield and shelbyville is compared, the cost of home theft insurance will be ascertained in both Springfield and Shelbyville which will enhance the definition of the argument. Hence, this Option is correct.

OPTION C :- INCORRECT
This option is not concrete enough to evaluate the argument because the cost of home theft insurance is to be compared and not the rate Springfield or Shelbyville residents pay for auto insurance.

OPTION D :- INCORRECT
This option literally kicks off the point because the comparison between the condition of roads and streets in Springfield and Shelbyville is irrelevant to the argument.

OPTION E :- INCORRECT
The argument is concerned with the comparison between Springfield and Shelbyville. Hence, it has nothing to do with other cities.
Join the discussion