maddy2u wrote:
Some 70 percent of consumers polled at an upscale supermarket said that they did not care for the taste of Apex toothpaste. Nonetheless, sales of Apex accounted for a full 75 percent of toothpaste sold at that supermarket. The conclusion that at least 75 percent of shoppers buying toothpaste did in fact enjoy the taste of Apex toothpaste relies on the assumption that ___________________.
Question
Which of the following best completes the passage?
A)most of the shoppers polled
did not make any toothpaste purchases that day.IrrelevantB)most shoppers who bought Apex did so because of its proven efficacy in
fighting tooth decay.We are talking about taste.
C)nearly every shopper who bought Apex did so because
he or she did not like its taste.Opposite. Conclusion says TASTE = PURCHASED)a large number of shoppers polled were
dental professionals.IrrelevantE)shoppers will not buy a certain brand of toothpaste if they do not care for its taste.Correct - It shows that if shoppers buy a brand of toothpaste , they like its taste.
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