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Liberty Gallery

by vikram4689 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:50 am
Liberty Gallery was a popular art gallery in Newport City for many years. Due to budget constraints necessitated by a spike in city taxes, the owners of the gallery were forced to move their company to the small suburb of Ebbertsville, a town with a population twenty times smaller than Newport's. In spite of the fact that the pedestrian traffic in Ebbertsville is significantly lighter, Liberty Gallery has never served more regular visitors and patrons.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the above paradox?

(A) Newport City residents pride themselves on their cosmopolitan culture and appreciation for art.
(B) The patronage and visitor pool of the Liberty Gallery was already on the rise in Newport city, prior to the move.
(C) Ebbertsville is home to Vermillion College, the country's largest and most prestigious school of art.
(D) Many local bus routes pass along the road that leads to the Liberty Gallery.
(E) The Ebbertsville town legislature passed a resolution that would offer tax breaks to Liberty Gallery in exchange for the relocation of its site to Ebbertsville.
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by mv12 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:37 am
C must be the answer.

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by vikram4689 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:21 pm
mv12 wrote:C must be the answer.
Please explain your answer. i dont think paradox is too strong
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by vk_vinayak » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:02 pm
What does the last line mean?
Liberty Gallery has never served more regular visitors and patrons.


Does it mean the number of vistors increased or decreased significantly?

If it is increased, then I will go for C.
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by manu.sharma » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:22 am
IS IT (D) Many local bus routes pass along the road that leads to the Liberty Gallery. ???

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:37 am
vk_vinayak wrote:What does the last line mean?
Liberty Gallery has never served more regular visitors and patrons.


Does it mean the number of vistors increased or decreased significantly?

If it is increased, then I will go for C.
I would interpret it as saying that Liberty Gallery is currently serving the highest number of visitors and patrons in its history. It may have equalled the number in the past, though.
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by vikram4689 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:36 pm
i think "Liberty Gallery has never served more regular visitors and patrons"statement is ambiguous but "in spite of..." in last sentence clears up the meaning of the ambiguous part.
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