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In order to give fish populations an opportunity to recover, the
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06 Jan 2024, 10:02
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In order to give fish populations an opportunity to recover, the government of Rhensland plans to designate roughly 25 percent of the waters off the coast of Rhensland fish sanctuary areas, in which fishing is not allowed. Officials theorize that, in doing so, the government will protect at least 25 percent of the fish currently inhabiting the waters off Rhensland from fishing operations.
Which of the following is an assumption made by the officials in theorizing about the results of designating fish sanctuary areas?
(A) Growth of fish populations in the sanctuary areas will not cause the fish inhabiting sanctuary areas to exceed 25 percent of all fish inhabiting waters off Rhensland.
(B) The areas not designated fish sanctuary areas will not be composed of habitat that is, on average, significantly more attractive to fish than habitat found in the sanctuary areas is.
(C) Fish that currently inhabit non-sanctuary areas will not learn to avoid fishing boats by moving to sanctuary areas.
(D) Most Rhensland-based fishing boat operators will be able to continue to operate profitably even though the waters available for them to fish in will have been significantly reduced.
(E) Those fishing in waters off Rhensland will not seek to compensate for the inability to fish in sanctuary areas by increasing the intensity with which they fish in non-sanctuary areas.
Which of the following is an assumption made by the officials in theorizing about the results of designating fish sanctuary areas?
(A) Growth of fish populations in the sanctuary areas will not cause the fish inhabiting sanctuary areas to exceed 25 percent of all fish inhabiting waters off Rhensland.
(B) The areas not designated fish sanctuary areas will not be composed of habitat that is, on average, significantly more attractive to fish than habitat found in the sanctuary areas is.
(C) Fish that currently inhabit non-sanctuary areas will not learn to avoid fishing boats by moving to sanctuary areas.
(D) Most Rhensland-based fishing boat operators will be able to continue to operate profitably even though the waters available for them to fish in will have been significantly reduced.
(E) Those fishing in waters off Rhensland will not seek to compensate for the inability to fish in sanctuary areas by increasing the intensity with which they fish in non-sanctuary areas.
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Re: In order to give fish populations an opportunity to recover, the
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06 Jan 2024, 11:42
06 Jan 2024, 11:42
E is not the answer because the premise says that 25% of population is protected in that sanctuary. That means 75% is in rest. Now lets say the intensity increases in other areas, the max intensity will still be 25% because no matter what 25% will be protected. So this is not the assumption.
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Re: In order to give fish populations an opportunity to recover, the
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06 Jan 2024, 18:03
06 Jan 2024, 18:03
IMO B,
E is not the right choice because the conclusion doesn't depend of this.
Conc : With the strategy the government will protect at least 25 percent of the fish currently inhabiting the waters off Rhensland from fishing operations.
C,D,E are irrelevant choices
E is not the right choice because the conclusion doesn't depend of this.
Conc : With the strategy the government will protect at least 25 percent of the fish currently inhabiting the waters off Rhensland from fishing operations.
C,D,E are irrelevant choices
