Critical Reasoning Butler: June 2025 |
June 2 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 30% of the residents of Tafta City own cars. However, 70% of the residents of Hampton, a suburb in Tafta City, are car owners. So. it can be concluded that the total number of cars owned by residents of Hampton exceeds the total number of cars owned by the rest of the residents of Tafta City.
The answer to which of the following questions would be most important in determining whether the above conclusion is correct?
(A) What is the total population of Tafta City?
(B) What proportion of the population of Tafta City resides in Hampton?
(C) What is the total number of cars owned by residents of Tafta City?
(D) What is the total number of people residing in Hampton?
(E) What proportion of the population of Tafta City has bought cars from outside Tafta City?
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CR 2 The CEO of the mining company has been using the company’s resources for his own personal gains. In the past one year, the mining company has invested in 13 mines in Djboutin, the country of birth of the CEO. The CEO has also mentioned in several interviews that, at a later point in his career, he plans to stand for the Presidency of Djboutin.
Which of the following is an assumption that the argument depends on?
(A) The investments in the mines in Djboutin make good business sense.
(B) It is cheaper to conduct mining operations in Djboutin than in most other countries that the mining company operates in.
(C) To conduct mining operations in Djboutin will require heavy investment in a particular type of machinery that will not be of any use in the mining company’s
mines in other countries.
(D) It is not the Board of Directors of the mining company that decides which mines to invest in.
(E) There is no unforeseen event in the future that will dissuade the CEO from standing for the Presidency of Djboutin.