Consumer income reports produced by the government distinguish between

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Consumer income reports produced by the government distinguish between households and families by means of the following definition: “A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.” Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.

According to the definition above, which of the following must be true?

(A) All householders are members of families.

(B) All families include a householder.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family.

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters.

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PTD1995 · Accepted Answer

OPTION B 
  INCORRECT!  If someone is alone, then he does not belong to a family
  CORRECT!  Just check the stimulus "A family is a household containing a householder".
  INCORRECT!  It is possible to have people related to the householder but do not form a family (a long-dated friend maybe?)
  INCORRECT!  There's no info that permits us to have that kind of reasoning.
  INCORRECT!  It is not possible for us to do such inference.

Raxit85 · Answer

All the options can be or can not be true according to definition of Family and Household except C. As per definition of family, it can be formed by combination of a householder with one, at least, relative of household means no family can not be formed without householder and his relative. So, all the people related to householder form a family.

Imo. C

Imo. C

madgmat2019 · Answer

(A) All householders are members of families.,........we cannot conclude this

(B) All families include a householder......correct because  A family is a household containing a householder

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family........converse is given,.....so incorrect

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families.
(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters.......................................D,E are out because of  Except  for the homeless and people in group living quarters,

OA:B

exc4libur · Answer

ARGUMENT
family = household = holder + ≥ 1 family member

(A) if a holder has no family member, then it is not a family;
(C) if a holder has no family member, then it is not a family;
(D) we don't have enough info to assume this;
(E) we don't have enough info to assume this;

Ans (B)  yes, a family must contain a holder.

eakabuah · Answer

The right answer is B.

Premise: A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.
Premise: Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.

We are to determine which of the following must true based on the above information.

(A) All householders are members of families.
Not necessarily. A family is made up of a householder at least one person related to the householder. So if we have a householder with no one related to him/her, he/she is not a member of a family per the definition above.

(B) All families include a householder. Correct inference. We cannot have a family without a householder as per the definition above.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family. Not necessarily as far as the definition of family above is concerned. They must necessarily be in the same household with the householder to be considered family.

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families. No, this cannot be inferred from the information above on the definition of family.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters. Wrong inference.

unraveled · Answer

Consumer income reports produced by the government distinguish between households and families by means of the following definition: “A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.” Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.
According to the definition above, which of the following must be true?

(A) All householders are members of families. - WRONG. Not necessarily. Family definition is fulfilled even if only one is related and rest are not.

(B) All families include a householder. - CORRECT. Any family must have a householder, so true.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family. - WRONG. What if they all live separately.?

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families. - WRONG. Not possible.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters. - WRONG. May be not residing in group living quarters.

IMO Answer B.

panshul22 · Answer

VeritasKarishma  - Can you please this question in more detail?

Thanks,
Anshul P

KarishmaB · Answer

panshul22 :

Distinguish between households and families: “A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.” 
Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.

So a family is a special type of household - one that has a householder and at least one person related to householder. 
Most people live in households, but not homeless and 'people in group living quarters'.

Which of the following must be true?

(A) All householders are members of families.

A family needs to have 'a householder and a related person' but every householder may or may not have a family.

(B) All families include a householder.

Correct. A family by definition needs a householder.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family.

Not necessary. All related people may not form a family. Say cousins, though related to householder, may not be a part of the householder's family.

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families.

We don't know.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters.

Again, not known.

Answer (B)

100mitra · Answer

What conclusion follows logically from the quoted definition of family? 
We are asked what must be true according to the definition 
 "A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder."

Note that this bureaucratic definition deviates from conventional usages of the term "family." 
The definition mentions only families, households, and householders
–not the homeless or people in group living quarters. 
The subsequent explanatory comment suggests that 
 the homeless and people in group living quarters generally are not members of "households 
which implies that the quoted definition of "family" typically doesn't apply to them.
 
A According to the definition, 
a householder living alone or in a household whose members are all unrelated to each other is not a member of a "family."  - Wrong

B  Correct . 
The definition explicitly states that a 
Family: is a household including a householder along with at least one relative of the householder. 
It follows logically from this definition that every "family" includes a householder.

C According to the definition, 
people related to a householder but living in different households do not form a "family."  - Wrong

D The quoted definition says nothing about people living in group living quarters. 
The explanatory statement after the definition implies that 
 Residents sharing group living quarters do not constitute a "household,"  
which suggests that they do not constitute a "family" either according to the quoted definition  - Wrong

E The quoted definition neither says nor implies anything about where homeless people reside  - Wrong 
 
The correct answer is B.

BottomJee · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANAITON

What conclusion follows logically from the quoted definition of family?  We are asked what must be true according to the definition "A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder." Note that this bureaucratic definition deviates from conventional usages of the term "family." The definition mentions only families, households, and householders–not the homeless or people in group living quarters. The subsequent explanatory comment suggests that the homeless and people in group living quarters generally are not members of "households," which implies that the quoted definition of "family" typically doesn't apply to them.

According to the definition, a householder living alone or in a household whose members are all unrelated to each other is not a member of a "family." 
  Correct.  The definition explicitly states that a "family" is a household including a householder along with at least one relative of the householder. It follows logically from this definition that every "family" includes a householder. 
 According to the definition, people related to a householder but living in different households do not form a "family." 
 The quoted definition says nothing about people living in group living quarters. The explanatory statement after the definition implies that residents sharing group living quarters do not constitute a "household," which suggests that they do not constitute a "family" either according to the quoted definition. 
 The quoted definition neither says nor implies anything about where homeless people reside.

The correct answer is B .

Kavicogsci · Answer

I https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=82759 I created this venn diagram to help condense the info - example of someone beinh a household but not a family could be someone staying alone or someone staying with an unrelated person. Now if we resolve questions using the diagram it becomes much faster (A) All householders are members of families. - Venn diagram and logic stated above clealry prove it false (B) All families include a householder. - Absolutely basic definition of a family (C) All of the people related to a householder form a family. - No me and my cousin might be related but not a part of same household to comprise a family (D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families. - I dont think this is true because living quarters are not household in first place so how can they even be family (E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters - they may not coincide at all, as shown in diagram above so not must be true GMAT-Club-Forum-s867sv84.png

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