Kara owns a salt-water aquarium in which the level of salinity, or concentration of salt in the water, must be maintained within a narrow range. Salt is left behind in the remaining liquid when water evaporates, so Kara must periodically replenish the water that evaporates from the tank to keep the salinity in range. In considering whether she can leave the tank alone during a week-long business trip, Kara notes that, during her nine-day honeymoon, she left the tank unattended; while its salinity levels did increase, they were still well within the acceptable range when she returned from the trip. Kara concludes that, as long as the business trip is not extended beyond the planned dates, she can leave the tank unattended during the trip without endangering the fish.
Premise :
Kara has a salt water aquarium , where the concentration must be maintained within a narrow range..
when water evaporates the salt is left behind.. periodically water is to be replenished to maintain salinity ...
Kara is leaving for a trip 9 days , tank was left unattended , salinity increased but it was within range..
conclusion she can leave tank unattended beyond planned dates ... without endangering fish.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?
strengthen type CR
(A) Immediately before leaving for her honeymoon, Kara added an unusually large amount of water to the tank, bringing its salinity levels down to their minimum safe levels.this is a strong reason why level of salinity was within range.. as water added was high that rate of evaporation did not impact overall range..
correct option
(B) In the nine years during which Kara has worked for her current employer, none of her business trips has been extended beyond the planned end date, and she has returned from several of them earlier than planned.this is not a strengthener nor a strong reason ; incorrect option
(C) Many of Kara's fish experience significant physiological stress from rapid changes in salinity, such as those that occur when a large amount of water is replenished, even if overall salinity levels remain within the safe range.
fish condition is not discussed in premise or conclusion ; its range of water salinity ; incorrect option
(D) Since her honeymoon, Kara has moved to a desert region, in which the lack of humidity allows water to evaporate more quickly than in her previous home region.this will be a weakener .. not a strengthener ; incorrect option
(E) Since Kara's honeymoon, the walls of her aquarium have developed imperfections in which salt collects and crystallizes, rather than staying dissolved in the remaining water, when water evaporates.the option does not address issue in discusssion ; incorrect option
OPTION A; is correct