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The percentage of households with an annual income of more [#permalink]
 08 Sep 2004, 05:42
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The percentage of households with an annual income of more than $40,000 is higher in
Merton county than in any other county. However, the percentage of households with an
annual income of $60,000 or more is highest in Sommer county.
If the statements above are true, which of the following can properly be concluded on the
basis of them?
A. No household in Merton county has an annual income of $60,000 or more.
B. Some households in Merton county have an annual income between $40,000 and
$60,000.
C. The number of households with an annual income of more than $40,000 is greater
in Merton than in Sommer county.
D. Average annual household income is higher in Sommer than in Merton county.
E. The percentage of households with an annual income of $80,000 is higher in Sommer than in Merton county.
Any takers for D?
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D is right
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I don't like this question. The correct ans is C.
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I chose B too.
This question was beaten to death in http://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=9003
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Very shocking. THe OA in the previous thread is E.
I myself don't like this question. All choice are awful. I came down to C & B. C is like a restate of the statement. B is right yes but it sound nonsense.
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So, what is the final asnwer for this one ?.
The official answer E, is defntly wrong. There has been strong support for D and B .. which one ?
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A. No household in Merton county has an annual income of $60,000 or more.
>>Wrong
B. Some households in Merton county have an annual income between $40,000 and $60,000.
>>Poor but that is the only "conclusion" we can pick here.
C. The number of households with an annual income of more than $40,000 is greater in Merton than in Sommer county.
>> copy/paste from the statement
D. Average annual household income is higher in Sommer than in Merton county.
>>Wrong
E. The percentage of households with an annual income of $80,000 is higher in Sommer than in Merton county
>>Wrong
IMO B is better than C
I hope this is not an official one...
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