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by karthikpandian19 » Wed May 09, 2012 11:18 pm
All computers manufactured after 1998 have a minimum processing speed of 400 MHz. My computer has a processing speed of 399 MHz.

Which of the following can definitely NOT be concluded from the above statements?
I) My computer was definitely manufactured after 1998.
II) My computer may have been manufactured in 1998.
III) If it had been manufactured a year later, my computer would have had a faster processing speed.

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and III only

(E) II and III only


Confuse with the NOT, please clarify
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by confuse mind » Thu May 10, 2012 2:08 am
IMO - A

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by Birottam Dutta » Thu May 10, 2012 8:36 am
IMO D.

I and III cannot be definitely concluded.

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Thu May 10, 2012 9:29 am
I--Nope, contradicts what we know

II--Yes, since we know the minimum speed AFTER 1998 (i.e., from 1999 onwards)

III--Nope, we don't know when the computer was manufactured.

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by karthikpandian19 » Thu May 10, 2012 9:08 pm
OA is D