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Brown Country Club

by nileshdalvi » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:42 am
To be accepted as a member at the Brown Country Club, one must have a net worth of over ten million dollars and must not have any connections to the entertainment industry. Robert Chase, the publishing magnate, has a net worth of 5 billion dollars and has been accepted as a member at the Brown Country Club.

Given the statements above, which one of the following conclusions must be true?

A) Chase's membership was preapproved
B) Chase does not know anyone who has connections to the entertainment industry
C) Chase's ex-business partner is a major concert promoter, has a net worth of 100 million dollars, and is a member of the Browb Country Club
D) Chase's brother, who has also petitioned for membership at Brown, has a net worth of 10 billion dollars and considers it beneath his dignity to associate with anyone in the entertainment industry. Hence, his petition will be accepted.
E) Chase has not financed any Hollywood movies.

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by cans » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:52 am
A) nothing mentioned about preapproved or not.
C) major concert promoter comes in entertainment industry. incorrect
D) Correct.
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by nileshdalvi » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:55 am
OA is E. However, I also support D. Don't know how E must be true and why D cannot be necessarily true.

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by dhonu121 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:00 am
How come B is not correct.
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by nileshdalvi » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:35 am
B is not correct because Chase needs to have no connections with the entertainment industry. Chase does not know anyone who has connections in the entertainment industry does not have to be true because it in no way tells whether Chase himself had connections in the entertainment industry or not.

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by navami » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:23 am
D is out ... too much of assumption
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by navami » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:27 am
B and E are close//

difference between B and E is ..
B pints to weak connection to entertainment industry where as E points to direct link to the industry.

Hence chances are more that (E) there is no direct connection between chase and hollywood
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by nileshdalvi » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:34 am
The only assumption made for D is if someone finds it below his dignity to have connections with someone then he does not have any connections, which is a lighter assumption IMO. It is far much better than claiming that "Chase has not financed Hollywood movies". There is a huge assumption involved in making E as a conclusion which is "The only way to have a connection in the entertainment industry is to have financed a Hollywood movie".