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Complete the passage

by mgmt_gmat » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:39 am
A recent poll found that over 80 percent of the residents of Nalmed Province favored a
massive expansion of the commuter rail system as a means of significantly easing
congestion on the province's highways and were willing to help pay for the expansion
through an increase in their taxes. Nevertheless, the poll results indicate that expansion
of the rail system, if successfully completed, would be unlikely to achieve its goal of
easing congestion, because _______.


A. most people in favor of expanding the rail system reported less congestion during
their highway commute as the primary benefit they would experience
B. of the less than 20 percent of residents not counted as favoring the expansion,
about half claimed to have no opinion one way or the other
C. the twice-daily periods of peak congestion caused by people commuting in cars
have grown from about an hour each to almost two and a half hours each in the
past 20 years
D. expanding the commuter rail system will require the construction of dozens of
miles of new railbed
E. the proposed expansion to the commuter rail system will make it possible for
some people who both live and work at suburban locations to commute by rail
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by komal » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:15 am
A. most people in favor of expanding the rail system reported less congestion during their highway commute as the primary benefit they would experience
Correct : If most reported less congestion during their highway commute as a benefit, it means that even after rail expansion they plan to commute by road. Hence the commuter rail system would ultimately not achieve its goal of easing congestion.

B. of the less than 20 percent of residents not counted as favoring the expansion, about half claimed to have no opinion one way or the other
Incorrect : Out of scope.

C. the twice-daily periods of peak congestion caused by people commuting in cars have grown from about an hour each to almost two and a half hours each in the past 20 years
Incorrect : This cannot complete the above passage. Eliminated.

D. expanding the commuter rail system will require the construction of dozens of miles of new railbed
Incorrect : How does it matter that new railbed has to be constructed?

E. the proposed expansion to the commuter rail system will make it possible for some people who both live and work at suburban locations to commute by rail
Incorrect : 'Subarban' is out of scope here.

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by joseph32 » Sun May 15, 2016 11:38 pm
I must admit that A seems to be the answer. What's OA?