Here is the full explanation which totally doesn't make sense to me. Even when i pick and choose numbers, there are lots and lots of them that fit to this problem. Here is their "official" explanation: "Given that 13 ties are silk, 35 ties must be polyester. Also, given that 40% of th...

Thanks for your input. However, i wanted to point out that refusal is also noun - so both refusal and penchant are nouns. As for the comma, well, the first "and" refers to offenses as you mentioned and is there to show that both refusal to ...... and a penchant for ..... are offenses. Howe...

I think it should be E. Here is my why: Clearly, none of the statements alone is not enough to solve the question. Together let's see: Assume C=7.3 (the lowest possible value) Assume x is 0.8 (which is the highest value which i know is not inclusive but let's see if it was) That means that the share...

I agree with Frankenstein that with the first statement it is sufficient to solve the problem. However, i want to ask - the second info says 40 of the students - but which students? the first one specifically mentions 120 students who eat in cafeteria. What if these 40 people are people who do not e...

The answer is A. Let's analyze: you need to find one that undermines the conclusion which is: American farmers routinely produce more wheat than the global market can absorb and the global price of wheat is kept low. This in lay terms means "Supply of wheat is more than demand for wheat which i...