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CR · Critical Reasoning
705-805
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According to a research of 1000 individuals, 70% of the people who were part of Genco Slimming centre's weight loss program, lost an average of 4 pounds of weight in one month. However the same research also found that 80% of the people, who lost an average of 4 pounds of weight in that month, did not attend Genco Slimming centre's weight loss program.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
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Correct answer marked belowA
The number of people who were part of Genco's weight loss program is greater than the number of people who lost an average of more than 4 pounds of weight in that month
B
The people who did not join Genco's weight loss program and yet managed to lose an average of 4 pounds of weight in a month must have followed a very strict exercise regime of their own
C
The number of people who did not join Genco's weight loss program and who lost less than an average of 4 pounds of weight in the month is lower than the number of people who attended Genco's weight loss program and lost less than an average of 4 pounds of weight
The number of people who did not join Genco's weight loss program and who still managed to lose an average of more than 4 pounds of weight in that month is greater than the total number of people who joined Genco's weight loss program
Correct
E
The chances of a person losing an average of more than 4 pounds of weight in one month are higher if the person does not join Genco's weight loss program
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What it tests
Whether you can identify the argument's main conclusion as opposed to a supporting premise.
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Selecting a restatement of a premise or a side point instead of the central conclusion.
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705-805
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