Of those person who became teachers in 1968

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rajibgmat: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 92; Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:00 am; Thanked: 3 times; GMAT Score:590

by rajibgmat » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:44 pm

Of those person who became teachers in 1968 and who later left the profession, 30 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year: of those who became teachers in 1968 and have remained in the profession, only 15 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year. These figures indicate how underpaid teachers are today. The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions about the persons for whom statistics are cited?
(A) At least one-third of the group of persons who have remained in teaching would today be earning more than $35,000 a year if they had left teaching.
(B) The group of persons who left teaching and the group who did not are comparable in terms of factors that determine how much people outside the teaching profession are paid.
(C) Most of those persons who left teaching did so entirely because of the low salaries teachers earn.
(D) As a group, those persons who have remained in teaching are abler and more dedicated than the group of persons who left teaching.
(E) The group of persons who left teaching and who today earn more than $35,000 a year were more capable teachers than the group who remained in the profession.

Please help me answer this......

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Re: Of those person who became teachers in 1968

by sudhir3127 » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:52 pm

rajibgmat wrote:Of those person who became teachers in 1968 and who later left the profession, 30 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year: of those who became teachers in 1968 and have remained in the profession, only 15 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year. These figures indicate how underpaid teachers are today. The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions about the persons for whom statistics are cited?
(A) At least one-third of the group of persons who have remained in teaching would today be earning more than $35,000 a year if they had left teaching.
(B) The group of persons who left teaching and the group who did not are comparable in terms of factors that determine how much people outside the teaching profession are paid.
(C) Most of those persons who left teaching did so entirely because of the low salaries teachers earn.
(D) As a group, those persons who have remained in teaching are abler and more dedicated than the group of persons who left teaching.
(E) The group of persons who left teaching and who today earn more than $35,000 a year were more capable teachers than the group who remained in the profession.

Please help me answer this......

B for me

The flaw in argument is that 30 % of people who left is compared to 15 % of people who stayed.
To fill the gap - assumption B is required.

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by rajibgmat » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:59 pm

Absoultely correct. Its OA is B.

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by Sprite_TM » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:43 pm

i still dont understand why B is the answer. i choose C

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by delhiboy1979 » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:55 pm

Hi rajib,

B is the correct answer because the assumption here is that the author is comparing two sets of people. He is assuming that they are both comparable and hence the only factor for them to leave and earn more. If we take option C it only takes care of the earning part not the leaving part.

HTH
Dinesh

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Re: Of those person who became teachers in 1968

by BlueDragon2010 » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:05 pm

rajibgmat wrote:Of those person who became teachers in 1968 and who later left the profession, 30 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year: of those who became teachers in 1968 and have remained in the profession, only 15 percent today earn salaries above $35,000 a year. These figures indicate how underpaid teachers are today. The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions about the persons for whom statistics are cited?
(A) At least one-third of the group of persons who have remained in teaching would today be earning more than $35,000 a year if they had left teaching.
(B) The group of persons who left teaching and the group who did not are comparable in terms of factors that determine how much people outside the teaching profession are paid.
(C) Most of those persons who left teaching did so entirely because of the low salaries teachers earn.
(D) As a group, those persons who have remained in teaching are abler and more dedicated than the group of persons who left teaching.
(E) The group of persons who left teaching and who today earn more than $35,000 a year were more capable teachers than the group who remained in the profession.

Please help me answer this......

Where is the question from please?

kris77: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 300; Joined: Sat Aug 22, 2015 10:33 am

by kris77 » Fri May 13, 2016 10:36 pm

I would go with option b as the correct option

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