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by reply2spg » Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:48 pm
Rebecca: When I went hiking in the mountains the other day, every bird that scolded me was a Steller's Jay, and every Steller's Jay I saw scolded me.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from Rebecca's observations?
(A) The only jays that Rebecca saw while hiking were Steller's Jays.
(B) There were no Gray Jays in the area where Rebecca hiked.
(C) While she was hiking, no Gray Jays scolded Rebecca.
(D) All the jays that Rebecca saw scolded her.
(E) Rebecca did not see any Gray Jays while she was hiking.

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by sirisha.g » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:42 pm
IMO C.because every bird that scolded was a stellar jay. => no other bird scolded her

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by reply2spg » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:59 pm
you are right
sirisha.g wrote:IMO C.because every bird that scolded was a stellar jay. => no other bird scolded her
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by diebeatsthegmat » Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:51 pm
reply2spg wrote:Rebecca: When I went hiking in the mountains the other day, every bird that scolded me was a Steller's Jay, and every Steller's Jay I saw scolded me.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from Rebecca's observations?
(A) The only jays that Rebecca saw while hiking were Steller's Jays.
(B) There were no Gray Jays in the area where Rebecca hiked.
(C) While she was hiking, no Gray Jays scolded Rebecca.
(D) All the jays that Rebecca saw scolded her.
(E) Rebecca did not see any Gray Jays while she was hiking.

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i dont understand this question. what does GRay jays deal here?

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by reply2spg » Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:45 pm
When I read this question first, I was also in dilemma as you are.

Gray Jays are type of Grays, if I am not wrong, At least I thot it in the same way. Actually I replaced Grey and Steller jay by men and women.
diebeatsthegmat wrote:
reply2spg wrote:Rebecca: When I went hiking in the mountains the other day, every bird that scolded me was a Steller's Jay, and every Steller's Jay I saw scolded me.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from Rebecca's observations?
(A) The only jays that Rebecca saw while hiking were Steller's Jays.
(B) There were no Gray Jays in the area where Rebecca hiked.
(C) While she was hiking, no Gray Jays scolded Rebecca.
(D) All the jays that Rebecca saw scolded her.
(E) Rebecca did not see any Gray Jays while she was hiking.

OA Later
i dont understand this question. what does GRay jays deal here?
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