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In september of last year, the number of people attending movies in theatres dropped precipitously.During the next few weeks after this initial drop the number of filmgoers reamined well below what had been the weekly average for the preceding year .However, the total number of filmgoers for the entire year was not appreciably different from the preceding year's volume.

Which of the following , if true, resolves the apparent contradiction presented in the passage above ?

A) People under the age of 25 usually attend films in groups,rather than singly.
B) The gross income from box office receipts reamined about the same as it had been the preceding year.
C) For some portion of last year , the number of people attending movies in theaters was higher than it had been during the previous year .
D) The number of people attending movies in theaters rises and falls in predictable cycles .
E) The quality of films released in September and October of last year was particularly poor.

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by deloitte247 » Sat Jun 01, 2019 4:34 am

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Option A :- Incorrect
The statement presented in the question has not mentioned anything relating to the age of people attending. Hence, it is coherent.

Option B :- Incorrect
There was no financial calculation among the factors considered, therefore, this opinion does not access the contradictions, so this solution cannot resolve the problem.

Option C :- correct
A simple and logical point if there is a drop in attendance at certain months like September and others, it means there is population overshoot in some other months that same year to measure up with population realised in the preceding year. It resolves the contradiction effectively.

Option D :- Incorrect
There is no evidence to validate the conception in the contradictions.

Option E :- Incorrect
We do not know the factor responsible for the poor turnout, therefore be improper to guess.