Q) 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.
Please provide your answers with explanations . I personally choses C .
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- In Sept, # of attendees dropped
- In Oct, # of attendees stayed below previous year's weekly avg
- TOTAL number of filmgoers was not different from previous year
Question: How come?
Prediction: The months outside of Sept/Oct made up for the drop & allowed the year to remain consistent
A - irrelevant
B - irrelevant, we're talking filmgoers not $$
C - boom, matches our prediction!
D - potentially, but more vague than C
E - irrelevant, we're talking # of people not quality
Clearly it comes down to C and D. C is my choice since it most closely matches our prediction.
- In Oct, # of attendees stayed below previous year's weekly avg
- TOTAL number of filmgoers was not different from previous year
Question: How come?
Prediction: The months outside of Sept/Oct made up for the drop & allowed the year to remain consistent
A - irrelevant
B - irrelevant, we're talking filmgoers not $$
C - boom, matches our prediction!
D - potentially, but more vague than C
E - irrelevant, we're talking # of people not quality
Clearly it comes down to C and D. C is my choice since it most closely matches our prediction.
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VivianKerr wrote: Prediction: The months outside of Sept/Oct made up for the drop & allowed the year to remain consistent
A - irrelevant
B - irrelevant, we're talking filmgoers not $$
C - boom, matches our prediction!: I do not fully agree until I understand the explanation. Could you please explain about some? It actually is Vague. But at the same time I agree with you that D is also Vague. . Could you explain why did you choose to keep C?
D - potentially, but more vague than C
E - irrelevant, we're talking # of people not quality
Clearly it comes down to C and D. C is my choice since it most closely matches our prediction.
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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.
Surely the answer comes down to options C and D. But D gets cancelled out because D says that the rise and falls are predictable but the premise in the stimulus says that the film goers in October last year dropped than the average of the preceding year's average. So how can it be predictable. Hence I would go for the option C as it fits perfectly and does not take only one stand in the stimulus.
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.
Surely the answer comes down to options C and D. But D gets cancelled out because D says that the rise and falls are predictable but the premise in the stimulus says that the film goers in October last year dropped than the average of the preceding year's average. So how can it be predictable. Hence I would go for the option C as it fits perfectly and does not take only one stand in the stimulus.
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But nakulgar! what is the OA. Please mention the OA by using the spoiler, so that we do not have to go back to the same question again and again...
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