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Should we assume that statement E is equivalent to "Nolen, Inc., has been in business for fewer years than the Potter Company."?
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Why is "E" not the correct answer?
I agree D seems better, however, I can’t find any reason to eliminate E.
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M>N
O>P
Q>P
N=Q. So, M>Q (D)
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Why is "E" not the correct answer?
I agree D seems better, however, I can’t find any reason to eliminate E.

I think the idiom "X has not been A as long as Y" is equivalent to "X has been A for a shorter while than Y" or "Y has been A longer than X". Similarly, "X is not as great as Y" is equivalent to "Y is greater than X".
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Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries was founded years before the Potter Company, and the Potter Company was started years after the Quarles Corporation. Nolen, Inc., and the Quarles Corporation were founded in the same year.

If the information above is true, which of the following must also be true?

(A) Olean Industries has been in business for more years than Merco.
(B) Olean Industries has been in business for more years than the Quarles Corporation.
(C) Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as Olean Industries.
(D) Merco has been in business for more years than the Potter Company.
(E) Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as the Potter Company.

Here is how we will graph these relations. The company at the top was founded before the company at the bottom.

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We can't say anything about O but we can say that M has been in business for more years than P.

Answer (D)

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