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Re: In order to finance road repairs, the highway commision of a [#permalink]
Good catch MA... I got side-tracked by the 10-cent and didn't pay attention to the 10c/mile.
Should be E.

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it is a clear E. B and C are traps. others donot help.
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ha... excellent example of a tricky question!

I also got the 10cent/mile thing the 2nd time I read it...

So we need to increase the total revenue, and increase in fare will do such thing only when and if people travel same or longer distance... (E)

in B... the trips might be shorter despite the larger number and less mileage means less revenue
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E for sure.
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Re: In order to finance road repairs, the highway commision of a [#permalink]
Hi Brajesh

Is this topic posted twice? and running in paralle in 2 different threads..

https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=30454
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Re: In order to finance road repairs, the highway commision of a [#permalink]
Great question.
Indeed B and C are traps........when I first read this question, was wondering if you deliberately wnated to confuse us.

The passage states that the taxex will be increase per mile hence trips or lenght doesnot matter. Its the distance travelled.

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C is misleading. E is correct answer.
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Re: In order to finance road repairs, the highway commision of a [#permalink]
Yup,

It's E.
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Re: In order to finance road repairs, the highway commision of a [#permalink]
Beyond700 wrote:
Hi Brajesh

Is this topic posted twice? and running in paralle in 2 different threads..

https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=30454


Oh...Yes...My mistake. Apology!!
I think I was :drunk while posting the CR.

Well OA is E.

OE:

The toll is charged on a per-mile basis.
A 50 percent increase in the toll will bring a 50 percent increase in revenue only if the total number of miles traveled on the toll highway per year does not increase.

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