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Frobnia's economy relies on two major industries. The oil fields in south Frobnia allow the country to export petroleum and the natural landmarks in the north attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Tourism employs more than one-third of working Frobnians, and the oil fields employ less than half as many. However, about half of the population of Frobnia lives in the south.

The information given, if accurate, most strongly supports which of the following?


(A) To remain fully staffed, tourism-related companies in Frobnia must recruit in the south.

(B) Most of the people in Frobnia who are not employed live in the south.

(C) Many employed Frobnians in the south work for petroleum-related companies apart from the oil Öelds, such as refineries.

(D) A higher proportion of Frobnians working in the north work in one of Frobniaís two major industries than the proportion of Frobnians in the south who do.

(E) Frobniaís oil fields are not a major tourist attraction, but a small number of visitors include the oil fields as part of their travel.


the oil fields employ less than half as many- Does this statement half of the one third or half the total population? @bunnel
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I think the language of the question is not clear. "Half as many" by no way means half of the remaining 2/3 employee workforce.
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Hi MartyMurray

Could you please explain option (D) here

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Frobnia's economy relies on two major industries. The oil fields in south Frobnia allow the country to export petroleum and the natural landmarks in the north attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Tourism employs more than one-third of working Frobnians, and the oil fields employ less than half as many. However, about half of the population of Frobnia lives in the south.

The information given, if accurate, most strongly supports which of the following?


(A) To remain fully staffed, tourism-related companies in Frobnia must recruit in the south.

(B) Most of the people in Frobnia who are not employed live in the south.

(C) Many employed Frobnians in the south work for petroleum-related companies apart from the oil Öelds, such as refineries.

(D) A higher proportion of Frobnians working in the north work in one of Frobniaís two major industries than the proportion of Frobnians in the south who do.

(E) Frobniaís oil fields are not a major tourist attraction, but a small number of visitors include the oil fields as part of their travel.
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Hi MartyMurray

Could you please explain option (D) here

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Let's review what the passage says.

Frobnia's economy relies on two major industries. The oil fields in south Frobnia allow the country to export petroleum and the natural landmarks in the north attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Tourism employs more than one-third of working Frobnians, and the oil fields employ less than half as many. However, about half of the population of Frobnia lives in the south.

We see that "Tourism employs more than one-third of working Frobnians, and the oil fields employ less than half as many."

So, more people are employed in tourism than work in the oil fields.

Now notice the meaning of "about half of the population of Frobnia lives in the south."

That means that about half the population lives in the north as well. So, the population of the north is about the same as the population of the south.

Thus, since tourism employment > oil field employment and north population = south population, we can infer the following:

tourism employment/north population > oil field employment/south population

If we assume that people work in the area in which they live, then a greater proportion of people in the north than of people in the south work in one of the major industries.

That's exactly what (D) says.

(D) A higher proportion of Frobnians working in the north work in one of Frobniaís two major industries than the proportion of Frobnians in the south who do.
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