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At this museum, each exhibition must pass through six preparation stages, numbered 1 through 6, before it can be opened to the public. While an exhibition is still moving through these stages, its current stage is recorded at the end of each calendar day. Once Stage 6 is finished, the exhibition is considered open.
 
Most stages require either 1 or 2 days of work, and none is permitted to last beyond 3 days. If an exhibition remains longer than this limit, it is regarded as delayed. If an exhibition is discontinued, it is assigned Stage 0, which indicates that the process has been terminated and the exhibition will not open.The six stages of exhibition preparation, with departments and timeline shares, are grouped into three phases: Early, Middle, and Final.
      Stage   Department   Phase   Timeline Share (%)       1   Curation   Early   15       2   Conservation   Early   25       3   Design   Middle   30       4   Installation   Middle   20       5   Administration   Final   5       6   Operations   Final   5The museum keeps a log that records the stage of each exhibition for every day it remains in preparation. The excerpt below shows the log as of Day 5 of Week 7. For example,  Modern Sculpture  began on Day 3 (D-3) of Week 6, spent 2 days in Stage 1, then 3 days in Stage 2, followed by 2 days in Stage 3, and has now been in Stage 4 for 3 days.
      Exhibition   W6: D-2   W6: D-3   W6: D-4   W6: D-5   W6: D-6   W6: D-7   W7: D-1   W7: D-2   W7: D-3   W7: D-4   W7: D-5       Ancient Coins   1   1   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3       Modern Sculpture   -   1   1   2   2   2   3   3   4   4   4       Medieval Tapestries   -   -   -   1   1   1   2   2   3   3   4       Impressionist Paintings   2   2   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   6   6       Lost Civilizations   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Bunuel · Answer

Official Solution:

• Stage 1 is directed by the Operations Department. 
 
Incorrect. Tab 2 shows that Stage 1 is handled by Curation, not Operations.
 
 • The final stage before an exhibition opens is overseen by the Administration Department. 
 
Incorrect. Tab 2 indicates Stage 6 is managed by Operations, not Administration.
 
 • Stage 3 generally requires at least 4 days to complete. 
 
Incorrect. Tab 1 states that no stage can exceed 3 days, so Stage 3 cannot require 4 or more days.
 
 • Stage 3, on average, requires the longest time to be completed. 
 
Correct. Supported. From Tab 3, Stage 3 requires 5 days for  Ancient Coins , 2 days for  Modern Sculpture , 2 days for  Medieval Tapestries , and 2 days for  Impressionist Paintings . This totals 11 days across 4 exhibitions, or an average of about 2.75 days. Since this is longer than the averages for other stages, Stage 3 is the stage that, on average, requires the most time to complete.
 
 • An exhibition that is discontinued always stops during Stage 2. 
 
Incorrect. Tab 1 explains that discontinuation (Stage 0) can occur after any stage, not only Stage 2.

Correct answer:

From the information in the three tabs, which of the following conclusions is best supported?  "Stage 3, on average, requires the longest time to be completed."

gchandana · Answer

The first paragraph in the first tab is repeated twice.
 Bunuel , can you please check and update this?

Also, in the link to the forum discussion, the questions are not clearly visible.

Bunuel · Answer

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Fixed the issue. Thank you!

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Stage	Department	Phase	Timeline Share (%)
1	Curation	Early	15
2	Conservation	Early	25
3	Design	Middle	30
4	Installation	Middle	20
5	Administration	Final	5
6	Operations	Final	5

Exhibition	W6: D-2	W6: D-3	W6: D-4	W6: D-5	W6: D-6	W6: D-7	W7: D-1	W7: D-2	W7: D-3	W7: D-4	W7: D-5
Ancient Coins	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Modern Sculpture	-	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Medieval Tapestries	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
Impressionist Paintings	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6
Lost Civilizations	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Stage 1 is directed by the Operations Department.
	The final stage before an exhibition opens is overseen by the Administration Department.
	Stage 3 generally requires at least 4 days to complete.
	Stage 3, on average, requires the longest time to be completed.
	An exhibition that is discontinued always stops during Stage 2.