zoezhuyan wrote:
dear experts,
GMATNinjaTwo,
GMATNinja,
eakabuah,
nightblade354I need your help.
I crossed off B because I though the legal drinking age was 21. so I though those who are under 21 are not allowed drink. it does not matter where are allowed or where are not allowed.
please explain further.
The legal drinking age in Berinia
is 21 BUT the passage tells us that
"people in that age-group [the under-21s]
drink just as much alcohol as they did before 1990." So, the young people of Berinia are not obeying this rule very well. They might be breaking the law now, but they're definitely still drinking.
Let's look at the passage before taking another look at (B). We're asked to find the answer choice that best resolves the following discrepancy:
Alcohol-related traffic deaths among people under 21 have decreased significantly since 1990
BUTsurveys show that people in that age-group drink just as much alcohol as they did before 1990
Now, (B) tells us:
Quote:
B. Alcohol consumption away from home, for example in bars and restaurants, is much lower among people under 21 than it was in 1990.
We're told alcohol consumption away from home is much lower among people under 21 than it was in 1990, but the passage tells us that people under 21 drink just as much alcohol as they did before 1990.
This means they must be drinking
at home. If they're drinking at home, it's likely they don't have to travel around much after they've been drinking -- for example, they don't have to get home again from a bar or a restaurant.
Because the under-21s spending less time in a car after drinking, it's likely alcohol-related traffic deaths will be reduced. However, because they're drinking at home, we can still explain why the surveys still show that the under-21s are drinking just as much alcohol as they did before 1990.
(B) helps resolve the discrepancy in the passage, so (B) is the answer to this question.
I hope that helps!
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