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I am not an expert. But I may throw some light here based on my understanding.

Choice A is correct over Choice E because choice A is absolutely the reworded version of the conclusion (the heavier can does not necessarily contain more food) stated in the passage whereas choice E is explaining the conclusion why the heavier can doesn't necessarily contain more food and thus is a premise.

In other word, we may rewrite the passage as ,
(the heavier can does not necessarily contain more food since Canned fruits and vegetables are typically packed in water, which can make up more than half the total weight of the can's contents.). Hope it is clear now! :blushing:
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Hey. Why do you say this is not as per the GMAT syllabus? I haven't seen anything exclusionary in the syllabus I have read.


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Consumer advocate: Even if one can of fruit or vegetables weighs more than another, the heavier can does not necessarily contain more food. Canned fruits and vegetables are typically packed in water, which can make up more than half the total weight of the can's contents. And nothing stops unscrupulous canning companies from including more water per can than others include.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the consumer advocate 's argument?

(A) The heavier of two cans of fruit or vegetables does not necessarily contain more food than the lighter of the two cans contains.
(B) The weight of the water in a can of fruit or vegetables can be more than half the total weight of the can's contents.
(C) Nothing stops unscrupulous canning companies from including more water per can than others include.
(D) Some canning companies include less food in cans of a given weight than others include.
(E) The heavier of two cans of fruits or vegetables may include more water than the lighter of the two cans contains.

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A is just the exact opening sentence (re-worded a bit).
B is the exact fact stated in the second sentence.
C is again just the concluding sentence of the argument.
D is out of context as nothing in the argument says anything about the relevance of 'given weight'
E is again similar to A, but just from another perspective

And in case anyone is concerned about how to tackle such a question, you can relax as such a question will never come in the GMAT.
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It's true that ID the Conclusion questions don't generally appear on the GMAT. However, the GMAT does test argument structure through Describe the Role questions--those pesky ones in which you need to say what both of the boldfaced statements are doing. So this is still a relevant GMAT skill!

In this case, we are being asked to say which part of the argument is the author's conclusion. Since everything else serves to support the claim made in the first sentence, that sentence is the conclusion. Therefore, A wins.
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