confuse mind wrote:Tooten County is populated by a significantly lower percentage of young families than the typical county in the nation. Yet, per capita retail sales of children's bicycles are above the national average.

...lower % of young families...
Higher sales of children bicycle....

Both statements contradict as there are fewer younger people in the county. But sales for children bicycle is high.

Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the seeming paradox described above?

A. The two leading retailers of children's bicycles in Tooten County spend a remarkable 50% of their marketing budget on attracting residents of neighboring counties.
Reconciles the anomaly as younger people from other counties visit and purchase children bicycles. Since there are fewer children in tootie county therefore customers are from neighboring areas.


B. A local manufacturer of children's bicycles has just announced that national sales are up 20% over last year.
No context. Does not link or explain the difference between the two statements in blue. In fact this just rephrased the 2nd sentence. The question still remains unanswered that if there are fewer younger people in the county then who is buying the cycles.


C. Retail outlets in Tooten County import the majority of their children's bicycles from Canada.
Again does not answer who is buying the products.

D. Elementary schools in Tooten County continue to promote the values of exercise to its students.
Even if elementary schools promote exercise one young adult will only buy one bicycle. The question remains if there are fewer younger people who are going to elementary school, does it justify a higher per capita in sale of bicycles. Even if all the young adults buy the bicycles even then sales of children bicycles should not be higher considering there are fewer children there.

E. Residents of Tooten County rent children's bicycles as about the same rate as residents of other counties in the nation.
No context. Does not answer who is buying the bicycles.
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IMO - D OA - not known[/spoiler]