Brand X laundry detergent sells for $2.00 a box. Brand Y sells for $4.00 a box. Therefore, you will save money if you use Brand X laundry detergent instead of Brand Y.

Which one of the following, if true, would make the conclusion in the passage a logical conclusion?

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It takes only one cup of Brand X to do the work of one and one-half cups of Brand Y.

A box of Brand X contains the same amount of laundry detergent as a box of Brand Y.

A box of Brand X will clean just as many loads of laundry as a box of Brand Y.

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More than twice as many people use Brand X as use Brand Y.

Brand X and Brand Y normally sell for $3.00 a box, but Brand X is on sale and Brand Y has been marked up.

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What this question tests

Whether you can identify the argument's main conclusion as opposed to a supporting premise.

Selecting a restatement of a premise or a side point instead of the central conclusion.

Brand X laundry detergent sells for $2.00 a box. Brand Y sells for $4.00 a box. Therefore, you will save money if you use Brand X laundry detergent instead of Brand Y.Which one of the following, if true, would make the conclusion in the passage a logical conclusion?