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The Passage - Key Facts:
Fact 1: These laws can help reduce repeat offenders
Fact 2: Less populated states have a HIGHER proportion of repeat offenders
Fact 3: Therefore, laws would be MORE EFFECTIVE in less populated states

Why? Higher proportion = more room for improvement = bigger impact

Fact 4: States that have these laws = ALL less populated than Lino

The Logical Chain:
Less populated states → Higher proportion → More room for improvement → Laws MORE effective
States with laws → Less populated than Lino → Laws more effective THERE than in Lino

Flip it: Laws would be LESS effective in Lino

Simple Example:
Imagine a diet pill works better when you're more overweight.
State A (small): 40% overweight → pill very effective Lino (large): 15% overweight → pill less effective
The pill still HELPS Lino. It just helps State A MORE.
E says exactly this: Laws would "do less" in Lino than in states that already have them. ✓

Why B is Wrong:
B says lack of information is "the most important factor"
Passage SaysB Claims
Laws "can help"Most important factor

Classic degree shift. "Can help" = one useful tool among many. "Most important" = the primary cause.
Maybe poverty, addiction, or unemployment matter more. We simply don't know what's MOST important.

Why C and D are Wrong:
Both compare NUMBERS of repeat offenders.
Passage only discusses proportions and effectiveness - not actual counts.
Without knowing total parolees in each state, we can't compare raw numbers.

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Bunuel please provide the official solution.

also why not B?
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Laws that require parolees to provide a detailed account of their monthly activities can help reduce the number of repeat offenders in the state of Lino. However, since the proportion of repeat offenders is higher in states with lower populations, any such laws would be more effective in reducing the number of repeat offenders in those states. In fact, the only states that have passed such laws are less populated than the state of Lino.

Which of the following conclusions could be most properly drawn from the information given above?

A. Parolees in Lino who provided a detailed account of their monthly activities are just as likely to repeat their offenses as are parolees in Lino who did not provide a detailed account of their monthly activities.
B. In many states that are less populated than the state of Lino is, a lack of information regarding the activities of parolees is the most important factor in the rise in the number of repeat offenders.
C. Fewer parolees repeat their offenses each year in states that require parolees to provide a detailed account of their monthly activities than do so in Lino.
D. The number of parolees who repeat their offenses is greater in Lino than in states that require parolees to provide a detailed account of their monthly activities.
E. Laws requiring parolees to provide a detailed account of their monthly activities would probably do less to prevent parolees from repeating their offenses in Lino than such laws do in states that already have the laws.

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