heshamelaziry wrote:Over the past five years, one out of every ten public hospitals in the state has been shut down. During the same period, the demand for health services has increased, while hospitals have reported being overwhelmed with patients.

Which of the following, if true, best helps to explain the discrepancy above?

A. The state legislature has allocated more funds to public hospital over the last five years

B. New public hospitals have been built in areas where public hospitals have shut down

C. Alternatives to public hospitals, such as private trauma centers, have not had to shut down at this rate over the past five years

D. Population growth in the state has been stagnant over the last five years

E. Some hospitals in other parts of the country have experienced problems with rising operating costs



[spoiler]NO OA. SOMEONE SAID IT IS B BECAUSE THE NEW HOPITALS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY CONSTRUCTED YET. IF THIS IS SO, THEN MY PROBLEM WILL BE "SENTENCE CORRECTION & GRAMMAR"- HAVE BEEN BUILT---> DONE OR COMPLETED- HOW CAN B BE THE ANSWER ?[/spoiler]

Testluv wrote:

This is a badly designed question. In a paradox question, something surprising happens: the opposite of what you expect to happen happens (that is the paradox). Here, hospitals are being shut down, and demand is increasing. That is what you would expect to happen. There is no discrepancy.