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Last week, tickets to Adventure Theme Park were sold at half the usual price as part of a promotional special. This week, despite tickets returning to normal prices, Adventure Theme Park has reported more visitors than in the previous week.
Each of the following, if true, would help resolve the apparent paradox EXCEPT:
(A) Last week coincided with two religious holidays.
(B) New billboards advertising the newest rides at Adventure Theme Park were put up this week.
(C) A rival theme park in the next town increased their prices this week.
(D) A scientific study this week came out showing that certain amusement park rides can help increase metabolism and circulation.
(E) Paychecks for the two largest employers in town are issued on the first day of the month, which was Monday this week.
Each of the following, if true, would help resolve the apparent paradox EXCEPT:
(A) Last week coincided with two religious holidays.
(B) New billboards advertising the newest rides at Adventure Theme Park were put up this week.
(C) A rival theme park in the next town increased their prices this week.
(D) A scientific study this week came out showing that certain amusement park rides can help increase metabolism and circulation.
(E) Paychecks for the two largest employers in town are issued on the first day of the month, which was Monday this week.
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I think the answer should be A. It doesn't explain why this week witnessed more visitors.
Although C doesn't strongly resolve the conflict, given the options A would be a better fit i feel!
Whats the source of this question.
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Question #1: The paradox here is that the cancer researchers are advocating against annual screenings because mammograms expose women to high radiation, even though mammograms as a whole can detect cancer effectively. Why would the cancer researches want to stop regular mammograms? Most likely if the mammograms themselves were believed to be causing the cancer they ultimately detect. If certain types of cancer have been found to be more prevalent since the introduction of mammography, this would help explain the researchers’ point of view. The correct answer is (E).
Question #2: The paradox here is that the fitness expert is advocating aerobic dancing, which could be considered high-impact, while criticizing running as too damaging for joints and ligaments. If the aerobic dancing is somehow benefiting joints and ligaments, even though it is high-impact, then it makes sense why the fitness expert would advocate aerobic dancing over running. The correct answer is (E).
Question #3: This paradox question is made slightly harder with the use of the word “EXCEPT.” This means that four of the five answer choices will explain why it could be true that more people would visit a theme park AFTER the promotional special week than DURING it. Look to eliminate those four systematically – the remaining choice will be correct! If a rival theme park increased their prices this week, this would indicate visitors would choose Adventure Theme Park over the rival theme park, but the paradox concerns the difference in the number of visitors at Adventure Theme Park from last week to this week. (C) does not pertain to last week at Adventure Theme Park. The correct answer is (C).
Source: GMAT Rockstar
Question #1: The paradox here is that the cancer researchers are advocating against annual screenings because mammograms expose women to high radiation, even though mammograms as a whole can detect cancer effectively. Why would the cancer researches want to stop regular mammograms? Most likely if the mammograms themselves were believed to be causing the cancer they ultimately detect. If certain types of cancer have been found to be more prevalent since the introduction of mammography, this would help explain the researchers’ point of view. The correct answer is (E).
Question #2: The paradox here is that the fitness expert is advocating aerobic dancing, which could be considered high-impact, while criticizing running as too damaging for joints and ligaments. If the aerobic dancing is somehow benefiting joints and ligaments, even though it is high-impact, then it makes sense why the fitness expert would advocate aerobic dancing over running. The correct answer is (E).
Question #3: This paradox question is made slightly harder with the use of the word “EXCEPT.” This means that four of the five answer choices will explain why it could be true that more people would visit a theme park AFTER the promotional special week than DURING it. Look to eliminate those four systematically – the remaining choice will be correct! If a rival theme park increased their prices this week, this would indicate visitors would choose Adventure Theme Park over the rival theme park, but the paradox concerns the difference in the number of visitors at Adventure Theme Park from last week to this week. (C) does not pertain to last week at Adventure Theme Park. The correct answer is (C).
Source: GMAT Rockstar
