CR - People who moved from

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CR - People who moved from

by SubratGmat2011 » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:37 pm
Of the people who moved from one state to another when they retired, the proportion who retired to SunState has
decreased by 10 percent over the past five years. Since many local businesses in SunState cater to retirees, this
decline is likely to have a noticeably negative economic effect on these businesses. Which of the following, if true,
most seriously weakens the argument?
"¢ SunState attracts more people who move from one state to another when they retire than does any other state.
"¢ There are far more local businesses in SunState that cater to tourists than there are local businesses that cater to
retirees.
"¢ The number of retirees who have moved out of SunState to accept re-employment in other states has increased
over the past five years.
"¢ SunState has lower property taxes than any other state, making the state a magnet for retirees.
"¢ The total number of people who retired and moved to another state for their retirement has increased significantly
over the past five years.
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by goyalsau » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:49 pm
IMO D
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by diebeatsthegmat » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:42 am
SubratGmat2011 wrote:Of the people who moved from one state to another when they retired, the proportion who retired to SunState has
decreased by 10 percent over the past five years. Since many local businesses in SunState cater to retirees, this
decline is likely to have a noticeably negative economic effect on these businesses. Which of the following, if true,
most seriously weakens the argument?
"¢ SunState attracts more people who move from one state to another when they retire than does any other state.
"¢ There are far more local businesses in SunState that cater to tourists than there are local businesses that cater to
retirees.
"¢ The number of retirees who have moved out of SunState to accept re-employment in other states has increased
over the past five years.
"¢ SunState has lower property taxes than any other state, making the state a magnet for retirees.
"¢ The total number of people who retired and moved to another state for their retirement has increased significantly
over the past five years.
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by hitmis » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:22 pm
i was tricked!!

I thought A but I understand that e is right. good one!

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by reply2spg » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:21 am
Please arrange the qustions properly. It is very difficult to see these questions as presented.
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by 007.r.mason » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:47 am
I agree that A can be close but I felt that it was too generic to be the right answer. Eventually I picked (e). One other thing that helped in choosing (e)was pre-phrasing..

Good question -- Another instance of mixing quant with CR.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:53 am
There is exactly same question in OG12 , only difference is city name is change from Florida to suncity .If u want detailed explanations .

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by Yanat » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:08 am
E in my view

20% of 1000 is definitely greater that 20% of 100. This concept is tested here.