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Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State [#permalink]
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Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State Park is growing in popularity as a tourist destination. The state authorities who operate the park currently charge a five-dollar entrance fee per vehicle and are concerned that the congestion and noise caused by the steady stream of park visitors, particularly motorists, now detract significantly from the enjoyment of the park, which was once known for its isolation and solitude.

Which of the following courses of actions, if implemented, would most likely address the concerns of the authorities who operate Zenith State Park?


(A) Impose an entrance fee based on the number of occupants per vehicle instead of a per-vehicle fee.

(B) Establish and strictly enforce a limit on the total number of vehicles entering the park each day.

(C) Encourage the public to avoid the park during the peak tourism season and to visit during other times of the year instead.

(D) Require all motorized vehicles to remain outside the entrance gate and allow park entrance only to pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.

(E) Allow entrance to the park only to visitors who have made reservations in advance


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The correct answer is (D).

The passage strongly suggests that motor vehicle traffic is the primary cause of the congestion and noise that detract from enjoyment of the park, which is what the park authorities are concerned with. Hence, prohibiting motorized vehicles would clearly be the most effective way to abate the problem. Although the courses of action that choices (B) and (E) propose would each be likely to reduce noise and congestion caused by motorists, especially during peak tourism season, neither would be as effective as an outright ban on motor vehicle traffic.


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Can you please help me with the below query?

"are concerned that the congestion and noise caused by the steady stream of park visitors, particularly motorists, now detract significantly from the enjoyment of the park, which was once known for its isolation and solitude."

Even if we require all motorized vehicles to remain outside the entrance gate and allow park entrance only to pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles - what is the guarantee that there will be no noise cause by the visitors? Agreed that motorists are the chief cause but I want to understand why (B) is less effective than (D)

Thanks in advance!

B states, the vehicles can enter the park premises even if they are two or two hundred.
Which will create noise pollution, even if it's for minimal octave.

While D says the motor bikes are prohibited and the park visitors have to walk inside park, in order to visit park premises. Which eliminates the chances of having noise pollution.

So D is better option in eliminating noise pollution.

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Answer is D..

(D) Require all motorized vehicles to remain outside the entrance gate and allow park entrance only to pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.

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Re: Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State [#permalink]
Are we gonna ignore the first line??
"Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State Park is growing in popularity as a tourist destination"

D is nonsensical as this will reduce the revenue.
Only B makes sense.

What is the source of this passage?
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Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State Park is growing in popularity as a tourist destination. The state authorities who operate the park currently charge a five-dollar entrance fee per vehicle and are concerned that the congestion and noise caused by the steady stream of park visitors, particularly motorists, now detract significantly from the enjoyment of the park, which was once known for its isolation and solitude.

Which of the following courses of actions, if implemented, would most likely address the concerns of the authorities who operate Zenith State Park?


(A) Impose an entrance fee based on the number of occupants per vehicle instead of a per-vehicle fee.

(B) Establish and strictly enforce a limit on the total number of vehicles entering the park each day.

(C) Encourage the public to avoid the park during the peak tourism season and to visit during other times of the year instead.

(D) Require all motorized vehicles to remain outside the entrance gate and allow park entrance only to pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles.

(E) Allow entrance to the park only to visitors who have made reservations in advance


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The correct answer is (D).

The passage strongly suggests that motor vehicle traffic is the primary cause of the congestion and noise that detract from enjoyment of the park, which is what the park authorities are concerned with. Hence, prohibiting motorized vehicles would clearly be the most effective way to abate the problem. Although the courses of action that choices (B) and (E) propose would each be likely to reduce noise and congestion caused by motorists, especially during peak tourism season, neither would be as effective as an outright ban on motor vehicle traffic.


Hi Bunuel GMATinsight VeritasKarishma yashikaaggarwal


Can you please help me with the below query?

"are concerned that the congestion and noise caused by the steady stream of park visitors, particularly motorists, now detract significantly from the enjoyment of the park, which was once known for its isolation and solitude."

Even if we require all motorized vehicles to remain outside the entrance gate and allow park entrance only to pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles - what is the guarantee that there will be no noise cause by the visitors? Agreed that motorists are the chief cause but I want to understand why (B) is less effective than (D)

Thanks in advance!


I don't know the source of this question but it is not something GMAT would give you.
Multiple options can be a solution to the problem and the difference between them is of the degree of solution. I agree that completely banning motorists from the park is a better solution to our current problem (too much noise and congestion, particularly due to motorists) than allowing some in so I would pick (D) if I had to.
But other options do give other possible solutions that will help too and that is not acceptable in GMAT questions.

Answer (D)
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Re: Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State [#permalink]
KarishmaB wrote:

I don't know the source of this question but it is not something GMAT would give you.
Multiple options can be a solution to the problem and the difference between them is of the degree of solution. I agree that completely banning motorists from the park is a better solution to our current problem (too much noise and congestion, particularly due to motorists) than allowing some in so I would pick (D) if I had to.
But other options do give other possible solutions that will help too and that is not acceptable in GMAT questions.

Answer (D)


Hi Karishma,
I too agree this is not a standard GMAT verbal question.

but why are we ignoring the first line??
"Despite escalating gasoline prices and a slowing economy, Zenith State Park is growing in popularity as a tourist destination"

As economy is slowing D cant be a solution as it will lead to very low revenue.

Shouldn't B be the best option.
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