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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:30 pm
In America, children who are given secondhand clothing tend to come from households with more children. This makes sense, but what is unusual is that children who wear secondhand clothing also tend to be injured accidentally more often than children who do not wear secondhand clothing.

Which of the following statements best explains the conclusion drawn above?

A Children who wear secondhand clothing tend to have parents who are more concerned about their safety and well-being.
B Children who wear clothing that doesn't fit well are more likely to get their sleeves and cuffs caught on playground equipment and have accidents.
C Younger children who come from larger families tend to get injured accidentally at high rates because they tend to engage in rough play with their older siblings.
D The youngest child, who gets the most secondhand clothing, is also the most likely to have an accidental injury.
E Secondhand clothing is nearly indistinguishable from clothing bought new.
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by shovan85 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:36 am
IMO B

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by nisha.menon294 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:06 am
is it C?

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by psychomath » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:52 am
B IMO

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by ov25 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:58 pm
go with C on this one...
Only thing that explains is what is common but no particularly susceptible to one of the situations -- second hand or not

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by rooster » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:44 pm
ov25 wrote:go with C on this one...
Only thing that explains is what is common but no particularly susceptible to one of the situations -- second hand or not
i'd go with b C is a possible one, but what about the kids that wear second hand clothes that are only children?

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:45 pm
i have also choosen B but


oa is C
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by shovan85 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:34 pm
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:i have also choosen B but


oa is C
If OA is concrete then it seems the second hand clothing is used in this context just to discriminate between the two types of children.

Secondhand clothing-- Large Family Child
Firsthand -- Small family.

Now C makes sense ;) Tricky one though