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Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2019, 05:00
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Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries was founded years before the Potter Company, and the Potter Company was started years after the Quarles Corporation. Nolen, Inc., and the Quarles Corporation were founded in the same year.

If the information above is true, which of the following must also be true?

(A) Olean Industries has been in business for more years than Merco.
(B) Olean Industries has been in business for more years than the Quarles Corporation.
(C) Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as Olean Industries.
(D) Merco has been in business for more years than the Potter Company.
(E) Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as the Potter Company.
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Re: Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2019, 05:05
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IMO:D

Number of years since in business,

Merco>Nolen>=Quarles>Potter>Olean

Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries was founded years before the Potter Company, and the Potter Company was started years after the Quarles Corporation. Nolen, Inc., and the Quarles Corporation were founded in the same year.

If the information above is true, which of the following must also be true?

(A) Olean Industries has been in business for more years than Merco.
(B) Olean Industries has been in business for more years than the Quarles Corporation.
(C) Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as Olean Industries.
(D) Merco has been in business for more years than the Potter Company.
(E) Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as the Potter Company.
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Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   11 Mar 2020, 11:50
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any of the 3 different possibilities could exist according to question wrt the no of business years.

M>Q,N>O>P
M>O>Q,N>P
O>M>Q,N>P

only option D satisfies all of the above.
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Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 06 Feb 2023, 11:54
Should we assume that statement E is equivalent to "Nolen, Inc., has been in business for fewer years than the Potter Company."?

Originally posted by Ariel4Ighuma on 05 Feb 2023, 10:30.
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Re: Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   06 Feb 2023, 04:43
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Why is "E" not the correct answer?
I agree D seems better, however, I can’t find any reason to eliminate E.
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Re: Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   03 May 2023, 23:14
M>N
O>P
Q>P
N=Q. So, M>Q (D)
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Re: Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries wa [#permalink] New post   05 May 2023, 10:50
Anant5 wrote:
Why is "E" not the correct answer?
I agree D seems better, however, I can’t find any reason to eliminate E.


I think the idiom "X has not been A as long as Y" is equivalent to "X has been A for a shorter while than Y" or "Y has been A longer than X". Similarly, "X is not as great as Y" is equivalent to "Y is greater than X".
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