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12 Days of Christmas 2024 - 2025 Competition with $40,000 of PrizesIndustrial Analyst: Many factories install sophisticated filtration systems to reduce air pollution. However, factories using a new biofiltration technology have shown significantly lower pollution levels, even when their overall production rates increase. This suggests that biofiltration technology provides pollution control that is more effective than that of traditional filtration systems.
Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from the analyst’s statement?
(A) All factories will eventually adopt biofiltration technology to comply with future environmental regulations.
(B) Traditional filtration systems may not maintain effectiveness at higher production rates as effectively as biofiltration technology.
(C) Biofiltration technology is less costly to maintain than traditional filtration systems.
(D) Factories not using biofiltration technology are the largest contributors to air pollution.
(E) Increased production rates always lead to higher pollution levels.
The analyst observes that factories using biofiltration technology show significantly lower pollution levels even when production rates increase. The conclusion is that biofiltration technology provides more effective pollution control than traditional filtration systems.
We need to determine what can
reasonably be inferred based on this information.
Evaluate the Answer Choices
(A) All factories will eventually adopt biofiltration technology to comply with future environmental regulations.This is overly speculative. While biofiltration is more effective, there is no evidence in the passage to support the claim that all factories will adopt it or that regulations will mandate its use.
Not inferable.
(B) Traditional filtration systems may not maintain effectiveness at higher production rates as effectively as biofiltration technology.This is a reasonable inference. The statement compares the performance of biofiltration with traditional filtration and notes that biofiltration leads to significantly lower pollution levels even at higher production rates. This suggests traditional systems may lose effectiveness as production rates increase.
Inferable.
(C) Biofiltration technology is less costly to maintain than traditional filtration systems.The passage does not discuss the costs of maintaining either system. The conclusion focuses solely on pollution control effectiveness.
Not inferable.
(D) Factories not using biofiltration technology are the largest contributors to air pollution.The passage does not provide information about the pollution levels of factories not using biofiltration compared to others. It only compares biofiltration to traditional filtration.
Not inferable.
(E) Increased production rates always lead to higher pollution levels.The passage specifically states that factories using biofiltration technology have lower pollution levels even when production rates increase. This directly contradicts the statement.
Not inferable.
Correct Answer:
(B) Traditional filtration systems may not maintain effectiveness at higher production rates as effectively as biofiltration technology.