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Hey Sajjad1994. as and when possible could you share the Official Explanation for question 6 ?

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Hey Sajjad1994. as and when possible could you share the Official Explanation for question 6 ?

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OE is not available let me try this.

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6. According to the passage, the American worker's eventual attainment of the eight-hour workday can best be explained by which of the following?

Difficulty Level: 600

Explanation

I am little worried about the timer stats of the question #6, I don't know why 64% of the takers got this question wrong while i think this is a not more than a 600 level question. Option A and C are straight forward out, both option are completely out of context of the question. To answer correctly we have to understand what question is demanding for? lets read the question statement again.

According to the passage, the American worker's eventual attainment of the eight-hour workday can best be explained by which of the following?

So the question is looking for the attainment of American workers and not the American economy or government.

Now read option B, D and E.

B. Pressure from labor unions during a period of rapid economic expansion

Correct by the passage, read the lines:

There is little doubt that the increase in power that labor unions enjoyed during this period forced some of these political changes.

D. A combination of factors, including expansion of the economy and government acceptance of the demands of workers

Truly this is not the attainment of American workers rather it is the achievement of the Economy and Government.

E. The enactment of the Adamson Act in 1916

Almost same as D but D is lot better than this option.

Answer: B
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Hi,
Why option d in Q.6 is incorrect?
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Why option d in Q.6 is incorrect?

Please read the explanation in the link below.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-six-year ... l#p2772313

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question 2, why option C ?
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2. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the shortening of the workday EXCEPT

Difficulty Level: 650

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This is an EXCEPT question and we have to find something which can not be correct according to the passage. Also, keep in mind that the question deals with paragraph 2 so revert to the paragraph and read the related portion again to certify the answer. Now let's read the answer options one by one.

A. legislation passed by the government on behalf of workers

Incorrect: "the federal government dramatically increased its intervention in labor-related issues, requiring a maximum 48-hour workweek"

B. restrictive laws protecting women's labor activities

Incorrect: "State governments strengthened the maximum-hours laws for women at the same time that many women were entering the labor market."

C. actions taken by the government to initiate the rapid expansion of the economy

to initiate the rapid expansion of the economy?. This is nowhere mentioned in the passage and hence is correct.

D. labor unions' influence on politicians

Incorrect as it is doubtful: "There is little doubt that the increase in power that labor unions enjoyed during this period forced some of these political changes."

E. rulings by the National War Labor Board in favor of the labor force

Incorrect: "actively mediating labor disputes, especially through the National War Labor Board"

Answer: C

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question 2, why option C ?
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Hi sajjad 1994! could you please provide the difficulty level for questions 1,3,4, and 5, as well as the official explanation for question 5? Thank you in advance for your help, your reply will be much appreciated.
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Hi sajjad 1994! could you please provide the difficulty level for questions 1,3,4, and 5, as well as the official explanation for question 5? Thank you in advance for your help, your reply will be much appreciated.

The difficulty level of the above said questions is:

Question #1: 500
Question #3: 600
Question #4: 500
Question #5: 500

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The six-year period between 1914 and 1919 was an era of rapid growth and change in the American economy. Demand for labor grew rapidly, while the supply of labor did not. This was partly due to a loss of male workers during World War I (2,000,000 men served in the military on behalf of the U.S. war effort), as well as to a vast curtailment of immigration during the last half of the decade. While more than one million immigrants arrived annually in the U.S. between 1900 and 1914, just over one million arrived between 1915 and 1919. Although a substantial increase in salaried employment among women kept the work force from shrinking, the labor pool did not grow between 1914 and 1919, the exact period during which manufacturing industries were undergoing great expansion. The tight labor market caused unemployment to reach an all-time low of 1.4 percent in 1918.

Simultaneously, the federal government dramatically increased its intervention in labor-related issues, requiring a maximum 48-hour work week for railroad workers with the passage of the Adamson Act in 1916, and actively mediating labor disputes, especially through the National War Labor Board, whose arbitrators often awarded the labor side an eight-hour workday. State governments strengthened the maximum-hours laws for women at the same time that many women were entering the labor market. There is little doubt that the increase in power that labor unions enjoyed during this period forced some of these political changes.

1. The passage is most relevant to which of the following areas of study?

A. political theory
B. anthropology
C. international economics
D. labor history
E. immigration demographics


2. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the shortening of the workday EXCEPT

A. legislation passed by the government on behalf of workers
B. restrictive laws protecting women's labor activities
C. actions taken by the government to initiate the rapid expansion of the economy
D. labor unions' influence on politicians
E. rulings by the National War Labor Board in favor of the labor force


3. Which of the following statements about labor unions is best supported by the passage?

A. Labor unions would have expanded more rapidly had they encouraged women and immigrants to become members.
B. Leaders of labor unions were displeased with the passage of the Adamson Act.
C. Labor unions' increased power in the political arena helped to ensure a reduction in the number of new immigrants.
D. Because of an increase in demand for labor during World War I, the power of labor unions increased.
E. Labor unions enjoyed a greater level of power during World War I than they ever will again.


4. The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements about the reduction of immigration during the war?

A. It helped to force the implementation of federal and state legislation that mandated a reduced work week.
B. It helped to cause the rapid expansion of the economy.
C. It would not have happened had there been shorter work weeks.
D. It made it difficult for the military to expand at an appropriate rate.
E. It was a factor in producing an extremely low rate of unemployment.


5. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that before 1914

A. an increase in female workers kept the work force stable
B. workers earned relatively high wages and were content with their Salaries
C. unemployment reached an all-time low
D. recent immigrants worked slightly longer hours than did other workers
E. the supply of available workers satisfied the demand for labor


6. According to the passage, the American worker's eventual attainment of the eight-hour workday can best be explained by which of the following?

A. More than forty years of labor activism, leading to overwhelming popular support and eventually to victory
B. Pressure from labor unions during a period of rapid economic expansion
C. The successful reduction of immigration, coupled with an increase in wages
D. A combination of factors, including expansion of the economy and government acceptance of the demands of workers
E. The enactment of the Adamson Act in 1916


7. The primary purpose of the passage is to

A. delineate the history of the political empowerment of labor unions
B. establish the government's role in providing the American worker with an eight-hour workday
C. trace the effects of the availability of American labor on the length of the work week
D. provide data that explain the causes of a low unemployment rate
E. determine why workers prefer a shorter work week to higher wages


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Though this is an unofficial passage, but still using this question to ask a general question.
In Question 5, is it fair to infer that supply satisfied demand before 1914, when there is no direct mention of anything about demand and supply before 1914? We all know that demand after 1914 grew, but supply didn't, but still I don't think it is enough to infer that supply satisfied demand. There could be a theoretical possibility that demand even though less, was still not satisfied by the supply then, and after 1914 it became even worse. What's wrong to consider this possibility?
How can option E state will full certainty that demand was met by supply before 1914?
Please let me know what i missed.
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The six-year period between 1914 and 1919 was an era of rapid growth and change in the American economy. Demand for labor grew rapidly, while the supply of labor did not. This was partly due to a loss of male workers during World War I (2,000,000 men served in the military on behalf of the U.S. war effort), as well as to a vast curtailment of immigration during the last half of the decade. While more than one million immigrants arrived annually in the U.S. between 1900 and 1914, just over one million arrived between 1915 and 1919. Although a substantial increase in salaried employment among women kept the work force from shrinking, the labor pool did not grow between 1914 and 1919, the exact period during which manufacturing industries were undergoing great expansion. The tight labor market caused unemployment to reach an all-time low of 1.4 percent in 1918.

Simultaneously, the federal government dramatically increased its intervention in labor-related issues, requiring a maximum 48-hour work week for railroad workers with the passage of the Adamson Act in 1916, and actively mediating labor disputes, especially through the National War Labor Board, whose arbitrators often awarded the labor side an eight-hour workday. State governments strengthened the maximum-hours laws for women at the same time that many women were entering the labor market. There is little doubt that the increase in power that labor unions enjoyed during this period forced some of these political changes.

1. The passage is most relevant to which of the following areas of study?

A. political theory
B. anthropology
C. international economics
D. labor history
E. immigration demographics


2. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the shortening of the workday EXCEPT

A. legislation passed by the government on behalf of workers
B. restrictive laws protecting women's labor activities
C. actions taken by the government to initiate the rapid expansion of the economy
D. labor unions' influence on politicians
E. rulings by the National War Labor Board in favor of the labor force


3. Which of the following statements about labor unions is best supported by the passage?

A. Labor unions would have expanded more rapidly had they encouraged women and immigrants to become members.
B. Leaders of labor unions were displeased with the passage of the Adamson Act.
C. Labor unions' increased power in the political arena helped to ensure a reduction in the number of new immigrants.
D. Because of an increase in demand for labor during World War I, the power of labor unions increased.
E. Labor unions enjoyed a greater level of power during World War I than they ever will again.


4. The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements about the reduction of immigration during the war?

A. It helped to force the implementation of federal and state legislation that mandated a reduced work week.
B. It helped to cause the rapid expansion of the economy.
C. It would not have happened had there been shorter work weeks.
D. It made it difficult for the military to expand at an appropriate rate.
E. It was a factor in producing an extremely low rate of unemployment.


5. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that before 1914

A. an increase in female workers kept the work force stable
B. workers earned relatively high wages and were content with their Salaries
C. unemployment reached an all-time low
D. recent immigrants worked slightly longer hours than did other workers
E. the supply of available workers satisfied the demand for labor


6. According to the passage, the American worker's eventual attainment of the eight-hour workday can best be explained by which of the following?

A. More than forty years of labor activism, leading to overwhelming popular support and eventually to victory
B. Pressure from labor unions during a period of rapid economic expansion
C. The successful reduction of immigration, coupled with an increase in wages
D. A combination of factors, including expansion of the economy and government acceptance of the demands of workers
E. The enactment of the Adamson Act in 1916


7. The primary purpose of the passage is to

A. delineate the history of the political empowerment of labor unions
B. establish the government's role in providing the American worker with an eight-hour workday
C. trace the effects of the availability of American labor on the length of the work week
D. provide data that explain the causes of a low unemployment rate
E. determine why workers prefer a shorter work week to higher wages


RC Butler 2021 - Practice Two RCs Daily.
Passage # 42 Date: 29-Jan-2021
This question is a part of RC Butler 2021. Click here for Details

KarishmaB MartyTargetTestPrep

Though this is an unofficial passage, but still using this question to ask a general question.
In Question 5, is it fair to infer that supply satisfied demand before 1914, when there is no direct mention of anything about demand and supply before 1914? We all know that demand after 1914 grew, but supply didn't, but still I don't think it is enough to infer that supply satisfied demand. There could be a theoretical possibility that demand even though less, was still not satisfied by the supply then, and after 1914 it became even worse. What's wrong to consider this possibility?
How can option E state will full certainty that demand was met by supply before 1914?
Please let me know what i missed.

Considering that the question asks us to "infer" and that no other option works at all, I would infer this and walk away. There is no quantitative measure of whether it is fair to infer or not. It depends on other options. It certainly seems likely that option (E) is true because after 1914, the economy expanded but supply did not. Normally, in the long term, there is a balance between supply and demand. If demand increases, increased salaries are an added incentive to join the workforce. Since things "changed" 1914 onwards, I would assume that they were "normal" before that.
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The six-year period between 1914 and 1919 was an era of rapid growth and change in the American economy. Demand for labor grew rapidly, while the supply of labor did not. This was partly due to a loss of male workers during World War I (2,000,000 men served in the military on behalf of the U.S. war effort), as well as to a vast curtailment of immigration during the last half of the decade. While more than one million immigrants arrived annually in the U.S. between 1900 and 1914, just over one million arrived between 1915 and 1919. Although a substantial increase in salaried employment among women kept the work force from shrinking, the labor pool did not grow between 1914 and 1919, the exact period during which manufacturing industries were undergoing great expansion. The tight labor market caused unemployment to reach an all-time low of 1.4 percent in 1918.

Simultaneously, the federal government dramatically increased its intervention in labor-related issues, requiring a maximum 48-hour work week for railroad workers with the passage of the Adamson Act in 1916, and actively mediating labor disputes, especially through the National War Labor Board, whose arbitrators often awarded the labor side an eight-hour workday. State governments strengthened the maximum-hours laws for women at the same time that many women were entering the labor market. There is little doubt that the increase in power that labor unions enjoyed during this period forced some of these political changes.

1. The passage is most relevant to which of the following areas of study?

A. political theory
B. anthropology
C. international economics
D. labor history
E. immigration demographics


2. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the shortening of the workday EXCEPT

A. legislation passed by the government on behalf of workers
B. restrictive laws protecting women's labor activities
C. actions taken by the government to initiate the rapid expansion of the economy
D. labor unions' influence on politicians
E. rulings by the National War Labor Board in favor of the labor force


3. Which of the following statements about labor unions is best supported by the passage?

A. Labor unions would have expanded more rapidly had they encouraged women and immigrants to become members.
B. Leaders of labor unions were displeased with the passage of the Adamson Act.
C. Labor unions' increased power in the political arena helped to ensure a reduction in the number of new immigrants.
D. Because of an increase in demand for labor during World War I, the power of labor unions increased.
E. Labor unions enjoyed a greater level of power during World War I than they ever will again.


4. The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements about the reduction of immigration during the war?

A. It helped to force the implementation of federal and state legislation that mandated a reduced work week.
B. It helped to cause the rapid expansion of the economy.
C. It would not have happened had there been shorter work weeks.
D. It made it difficult for the military to expand at an appropriate rate.
E. It was a factor in producing an extremely low rate of unemployment.


5. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that before 1914

A. an increase in female workers kept the work force stable
B. workers earned relatively high wages and were content with their Salaries
C. unemployment reached an all-time low
D. recent immigrants worked slightly longer hours than did other workers
E. the supply of available workers satisfied the demand for labor


6. According to the passage, the American worker's eventual attainment of the eight-hour workday can best be explained by which of the following?

A. More than forty years of labor activism, leading to overwhelming popular support and eventually to victory
B. Pressure from labor unions during a period of rapid economic expansion
C. The successful reduction of immigration, coupled with an increase in wages
D. A combination of factors, including expansion of the economy and government acceptance of the demands of workers
E. The enactment of the Adamson Act in 1916


7. The primary purpose of the passage is to

A. delineate the history of the political empowerment of labor unions
B. establish the government's role in providing the American worker with an eight-hour workday
C. trace the effects of the availability of American labor on the length of the work week
D. provide data that explain the causes of a low unemployment rate
E. determine why workers prefer a shorter work week to higher wages


RC Butler 2021 - Practice Two RCs Daily.
Passage # 42 Date: 29-Jan-2021
This question is a part of RC Butler 2021. Click here for Details

KarishmaB MartyTargetTestPrep

Though this is an unofficial passage, but still using this question to ask a general question.
In Question 5, is it fair to infer that supply satisfied demand before 1914, when there is no direct mention of anything about demand and supply before 1914? We all know that demand after 1914 grew, but supply didn't, but still I don't think it is enough to infer that supply satisfied demand. There could be a theoretical possibility that demand even though less, was still not satisfied by the supply then, and after 1914 it became even worse. What's wrong to consider this possibility?
How can option E state will full certainty that demand was met by supply before 1914?
Please let me know what i missed.

Considering that the question asks us to "infer" and that no other option works at all, I would infer this and walk away. There is no quantitative measure of whether it is fair to infer or not. It depends on other options. It certainly seems likely that option (E) is true because after 1914, the economy expanded but supply did not. Normally, in the long term, there is a balance between supply and demand. If demand increases, increased salaries are an added incentive to join the workforce. Since things "changed" 1914 onwards, I would assume that they were "normal" before that.

KarishmaB

Yes, you are right to say "assume" to be normal before 1914. However, this is an inference question, so shouldn't the answer be something that we can draw 100% sure shot conclusion?
As i gave a theoritical scenario above, there is still a possibility that this inference can be false.
I wanted to know whether we have to "this flexible" when dealing with RC questions rather than CR questions?
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Yes, you are right to say "assume" to be normal before 1914. However, this is an inference question, so shouldn't the answer be something that we can draw 100% sure shot conclusion?
As i gave a theoritical scenario above, there is still a possibility that this inference can be false.
I wanted to know whether we have to "this flexible" when dealing with RC questions rather than CR questions?

It depends on the other options. You make the best of what you have.
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