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Rental and furnitures

by vishubn » Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:54 am
Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming discrepancy described above?
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children’s furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida.
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another’s houses.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright.
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year.
(E) Children’s furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores

OA D

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Re: Rental and furnitures

by duke » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:01 am
vishubn wrote:Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming discrepancy described above?
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children’s furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida.
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another’s houses.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright.
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year.
(E) Children’s furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores

OA [spoiler]not so fast..... ;)[/spoiler]

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This question is about the discrepancy between facts given and results drawn. Here the discrepancy is in spite of the population characteristics, a certain business in that area is doing good. And question is why???

Answer should be D. If the many residents need to buy goods for their grandchiledren who stays several weeks, then regardless of the population the business can do well. So, it reconciles the discrepancy, or fills the gap.
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Re: Rental and furnitures

by vishubn » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:05 am
duke wrote:
vishubn wrote:Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming discrepancy described above?
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children’s furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida.
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another’s houses.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright.
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year.
(E) Children’s furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores



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This question is about the discrepancy between facts given and results drawn. Here the discrepancy is in spite of the population characteristics, a certain business in that area is doing good. And question is why???

Answer should be D. If the many residents need to buy goods for their grandchiledren who stays several weeks, then regardless of the population the business can do well. So, it reconciles the discrepancy, or fills the gap.
WHy not C???

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Re: Rental and furnitures

by duke » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:23 am
vishubn wrote:
duke wrote:
vishubn wrote:Some communities in Florida are populated almost exclusively by retired people and contain few, if any, families with small children. Yet these communities are home to thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants and small children.
Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming discrepancy described above?
(A) The businesses specializing in the rental of children’s furniture buy their furniture from distributors outside of Florida.
(B) The few children who do reside in these communities all know each other and often make overnight visits to one another’s houses.
(C) Many residents of these communities who move frequently prefer renting their furniture to buying it outright.
(D) Many residents of these communities must provide for the needs of visiting grandchildren several weeks a year.
(E) Children’s furniture available for rental is of the same quality as that available for sale in the stores



vishu
This question is about the discrepancy between facts given and results drawn. Here the discrepancy is in spite of the population characteristics, a certain business in that area is doing good. And question is why???

Answer should be D. If the many residents need to buy goods for their grandchiledren who stays several weeks, then regardless of the population the business can do well. So, it reconciles the discrepancy, or fills the gap.
WHy not C???

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C does not satisfy the condition "infant and small children". D provides better reason that supports.
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by mowie » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:40 am
Almost no children
but: "thriving businesses specializing in the rental of furniture for infants"

Businesses succesful even though no children

(A) we need information about the inside CROSS OFF
(B) what? totally out of scope CROSS OFF
(C) there are still few children CROSS OFF
(D) so maybe the grandparents rent the furnitures for the infant visitors..makes sense..
(E) adults still dont need them CROSS OFF

(D) gives us a good explanation

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by ashley.com » Fri May 13, 2016 2:27 am
I will vote for C