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If only the people using a carpool and only small cars with single passengers were allowed to use the roads that remain over crowded throughout the day, it would greatly reduce the congestion on these roads. This will also reduce the accident rates. Which of the following has been assumed by the above passage? • Using small cars would be more convenient for people. • As yet, not many people use a carpool. • A reduction in traffic would lead to people driving at a higher speed. • All the roads remain overcrowded. • The roads are not built to cope with high traffic.
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15 Apr 2012, 06:27
Passage states that ... If only the people using a carpool and only small cars with single passengers were allowed... OA states that ...not many people use a carpool...
But IMO it can be that many people use a carpool, but even greatest number of people use very large other cars, as according to passage congestion whould be reduced if only the people using a carpool and only small cars
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15 Apr 2012, 07:05
Even i have the similar conundrum...need clarification
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Re: If only the people using a carpool and only small cars [#permalink]
16 Apr 2012, 00:40
Except B all other options are just irrelevant, Main idea is that congestion on roads is prevalent and for this to reduce pooling and small cars with single passengers has been recommended. Only option B stands; negating it renders the conclusion invalid. suppose, if the pooling is already prevalent in the area then the argument would not have mentioned pooling it would have only mentioned small vehicles. but argument mentions pooling as a factor and hence it is a part of assumption for the argument to stand. Hope this helps..!!
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16 Apr 2012, 06:11
kraizada84 wrote: Except B all other options are just irrelevant, Main idea is that congestion on roads is prevalent and for this to reduce pooling and small cars with single passengers has been recommended.
Only option B stands; negating it renders the conclusion invalid.
suppose, if the pooling is already prevalent in the area then the argument would not have mentioned pooling it would have only mentioned small vehicles. but argument mentions pooling as a factor and hence it is a part of assumption for the argument to stand.
Hope this helps..!! why not E? if roads are over crowded and if to solve this we need small cars it assumes that roads are not built to cope with high traffic itself
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16 Apr 2012, 06:24
I somehow don't get this argument and the accompanying answers. What is the source of this question? I feel E is the answer. Very strange question.
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18 Apr 2012, 01:05
Answer B is correct based on point of elimination.
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Re: If only the people using a carpool and only small cars [#permalink]
18 Apr 2012, 01:21
Runner2 wrote: kraizada84 wrote: Except B all other options are just irrelevant, Main idea is that congestion on roads is prevalent and for this to reduce pooling and small cars with single passengers has been recommended.
Only option B stands; negating it renders the conclusion invalid.
suppose, if the pooling is already prevalent in the area then the argument would not have mentioned pooling it would have only mentioned small vehicles. but argument mentions pooling as a factor and hence it is a part of assumption for the argument to stand.
Hope this helps..!! why not E? if roads are over crowded and if to solve this we need small cars it assumes that roads are not built to cope with high traffic itself Negate E. The roads are not built to cope with high traffic. okay now the argument says for reducing congestion X and Y has to be done. Nowhere in this agenda the statement that roads are built to cope with high traffic affects. The author doesnt care road may cope or not his agenda is pretty straight to reduce the congestion. both are different issues. Negating E doesnt touches the argument hence is not correct. Hope this helps..!!
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Runner2 wrote: If only the people using a carpool and only small cars with single passengers were allowed to use the roads that remain over crowded throughout the day, it would greatly reduce the congestion on these roads. This will also reduce the accident rates.
Which of the following has been assumed by the above passage?
• Using small cars would be more convenient for people.
• As yet, not many people use a carpool.
• A reduction in traffic would lead to people driving at a higher speed.
• All the roads remain overcrowded.
• The roads are not built to cope with high traffic. This would rather be a strengthen question than assumption question. POE pioints to B. But even B need not be an assumptions as negating it does not destroy the conclusion. If many people did use a carpool, the author might argue that they did not use small cars. Both the conditions are necessary according to the author. Kudo me if u like 
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