bupbebeo wrote:Ditrama is a federation made up of three autonomous regions. Korva, Mitro, and Guadar. Under the federal revenue-sharing plan, each region receives a share of federal revenues equal to the share of the total population of Ditrama residing in that region, as shown by a yearly population survey. Last year, the percentage of federal revenues Korva received for its share decreased somewhat even though the population survey on which the revenue-sharing was based showed that Korva's population had increased.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also have been shown by the population survey on which last year's revenue-sharing in Ditrama was based?

A. Of the three regions, Korva had the smallest number of residents.
B. The population of Korva grew by a smaller percentage than it did in previous years.
C. the populations of Mitro and Guadar each increased by a percentage that exceeded the percentage by which the population of Korva increased.
D. Of teh three regions, Korva's numerical increase in Population was the smallest
E. Korva's population grew by a smaller percentage than did the population of at least one of the other two autonomous region.

bupbebeo wrote:Ditrama is a federation made up of three autonomous regions. Korva, Mitro, and Guadar. Under the federal revenue-sharing plan, each region receives a share of federal revenues equal to the share of the total population of Ditrama residing in that region, as shown by a yearly population survey. Last year, the percentage of federal revenues Korva received for its share decreased somewhat even though the population survey on which the revenue-sharing was based showed that Korva's population had increased.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also have been shown by the population survey on which last year's revenue-sharing in Ditrama was based?

A. Of the three regions, Korva had the smallest number of residents.
B. The population of Korva grew by a smaller percentage than it did in previous years.
C. the populations of Mitro and Guadar each increased by a percentage that exceeded the percentage by which the population of Korva increased.
D. Of teh three regions, Korva's numerical increase in Population was the smallest
E. Korva's population grew by a smaller percentage than did the population of at least one of the other two autonomous region.

kevincanspain wrote:Nor can we conclude that K's population increase was the smallest in percentage terms, as C indicates. We only know that it cannot be the largest in %terms

For example

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K 100 110 (from 40% to about 30% of total)
M 100 105
G 200 500