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Group 5 Question 22: Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been... [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 23 Oct 2020, 13:06
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Question 22: Ephron County

Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been raised from 7.8% to 7.85% in order to help pay for the construction of a new community center. This increase is expected to be enough to pay for a swimming pool, though some county officials believe that the center will benefit in other ways from the increase because _________

Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool.
(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening.
(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool.
(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses.
(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents.


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Originally posted by EMPOWERgmatVerbal on 21 Oct 2020, 13:59.
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Re: Group 5 Question 22: Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been... [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2020, 02:34
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We are lookin for other ways -the center will benefit in other ways from the increase in tax (the correct ans should not have anythin about pool because that has already been mentioned in stem. May be the pool was attractive to people and they knew pool would benefit them ,hence we need that OTHER REASON. )
benefit 1 = pool
benefit 2 =?

(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool. (Reject A- this does not show us other reason of benefit . this just states the reason to approve the increase )
(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening. (Reject - this clearly shows a benefit. the people can et their pool + they will get back the money they invested for BUT this doesn't show how the INCREASE in tax will help)
(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool. (CORRECT - this shows another benefit of INCREASE IN TAX. the increase in tax will help people build POOL but this pool will attract more investors to build complete centre and this is how the increase in tax is helpin here to et the whole project done . )
(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses. (Reject - the word EXPECTS means we are not certain + if center is already built then how would the increase in TAX help in other ways ..ways other than ettin pool made ?
(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents. (reject - the stem says they are certain about pool , botanical is not in picture & neither shows another way of benefit )

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Re: Group 5 Question 22: Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been... [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2020, 04:13
Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been raised from 7.8% to 7.85% in order to help pay for the construction of a new community center. This increase is expected to be enough to pay for a swimming pool, though some county officials believe that the center will benefit in other ways from the increase because _________

Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool.
(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening.
(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool.
(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses.
(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents.

I think D is the answer

D. tax increase, community center built and thus increase in the construction of residential houses. more residential use community center

A. blanked space related with other ways, not with pool

B. Irrelevant

C. same as A

E. Irrelevant
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Re: Group 5 Question 22: Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been... [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2020, 07:19
(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool.
(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening.
(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool.
(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses.
(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents.

A, B, C, E are irrelevant since they are talking about the benefit that the centre will bring.

D makes sense since if there is more construction of houses, more people will move in and so more amount of sales tax will be collected which can fund other things. I think the Swimming pool part was just there to throw us off.
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Re: Group 5 Question 22: Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been... [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2020, 07:11
Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been raised from 7.8% to 7.85% in order to help pay for the construction of a new community center. This increase is expected to be enough to pay for a swimming pool, though some county officials believe that the center will benefit in other ways from the increase because _________

It should be D , It can't be C as the increase in sales tax will be more than enough to pay for the construction of pool . So even if private investors come to know about the plan of pool and invest there , it's not going to affect much as the already there is enough investment for the plan . D seems to suggest another benefit of this

Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool.
(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening.
(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool.
(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses.
(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents.
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Re: Group 5 Question 22: Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been... [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2020, 13:10
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Sales tax in Ephron County has recently been raised from 7.8% to 7.85% in order to help pay for the construction of a new community center. This increase is expected to be enough to pay for a swimming pool, though some county officials believe that the center will benefit in other ways from the increase because _________

Which of the following most logically completes the passage?

(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool.
(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening.
(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool.
(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses.
(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents.


Question Type: Complete the Passage
Boil It Down: Ephron County raised their sales taxes to build a new community center, but it’s only enough to pay for a new pool. County officials think that’s fine for some unknown reason.
Goal: Find the best explanation for why county officials think the tax raise is good enough, even if it doesn’t cover the cost of more than just a pool.

Analysis:

This question asks for a piece of evidence (a premise) that will lead to the conclusion that the center will benefit from the increase beyond the construction of the pool.

Conclusion: The center will benefit from the increase other than directly from the construction of the pool.

Evidence: Sales tax in Ephron County has been raised from 7.8% to 7.85%, which will be enough to pay for a swimming pool.

If, as choice C suggests, the construction of the pool leads to more funding, then the conclusion is strengthened -- the center will benefit.

(A) most voters who approved the increase in sales tax said they did so because they knew that the center would have a pool.
The reason for the voters’ decision to approve the sales tax is irrelevant to the argument.

(B) the tax increase is scheduled to be reversed within a year of the community center’s opening.
This does not address whether the center will benefit from the existing increase.

(C) private investors will be more likely to help fund the center once it is known that it will include a pool.
This is the correct choice. Besides being directly helped by the construction of the pool itself, the center will be indirectly helped by private investors funding the center once they know that the pool is being built.

(D) once the community center is built, the county expects an increase in the construction of residential houses.
This might benefit the community (or not), but there’s not enough information to conclude that it will benefit the center specifically.

(E) the last increase in sales tax in Ephron County was used to pay for a botanical garden that has been extremely popular with the county’s residents.
The past increase might have been beneficial, but the question refers only to the new increase. The correct answer choice must stick to the terms of the argument. The words “last year” and “Botanical Gardens” are clues that the choice might be out of the scope of the argument. The same can be said for the words “extremely popular.”

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