A recently published study shows that only 14 percent of dog owners

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A recently published study shows that only 14 percent of dog owners in Hamilton County have pet licenses. But 50 percent of dog owners fined for not having their dogs on a collar and leash had pet licenses. It is clear that dog owners who possess licenses for their pets are more likely to commit the no-collar offence regularly than are dog owners who do not. This conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?

A. Many of the dog owners who were fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash were fined more than once in the time period considered by the study.

B. Pet owners in Hamilton County have been fined for the no-collar offence more often than have pet owners in other counties not covered in the study.

C. The number of dog owners who were fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash was greater than the number of dog owners with pet licenses.

D. Dog owners with pet licenses are less likely to be fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash than are dog owners who do not have licenses.

E. Dog owners who are fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash are more likely to avoid putting their dogs on a collar and leash more often than are dog owners who are not fined for this offence.

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juliang84 · Answer

Answer E is correct:

E Dog owners who are fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash are more likely to avoid putting their dogs on a collar and leash more often than are dog owners who are not fined for this offence.

Only answer that talks about the dog owners fined with the no collar offence

trangnguyen1116 · Answer

The conclusion relates the number of people fined to the likelihood of committing the offense. Only E bridges the gap.

Ritz1605 · Answer

Hi Sonal,
As far as I believe, it is because we cannot say anything exactly about the no of dogs, since the data in the question mentions the percentage (likelihood), this is a very typical GMAT trap.

push12345 · Answer

Conclusion- although dogs owners are 14 percent who have their licenses but still they make up 50 percent of fines

Choices
 
A. Many of the dog owners who were fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash were fined more than once in the time period considered by the study. it is quite strong statement we are not sure about this as we don't know Number of how many are fined and total number of pet license owners

B. Pet owners in Hamilton County have been fined for the no-collar offence more often than have pet owners in other counties not covered in the study. other county does not matter

C. The number of dog owners who were fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash was greater than the number of dog owners with pet licenses.  argument is talking about percentage we are not sure about Number

D. Dog owners with pet licenses are less likely to be fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash than are dog owners who do not have licenses. states about likelihood of fines whereas we need to know about collar offence fine

E. Dog owners who are fined for not putting their dogs on a collar and leash are more likely to avoid putting their dogs on a collar and leash more often than are dog owners who are not fined for this offence. this is correct.and correctly address main point.also not extreme ,used more likely.best choice

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SonalSinha803 · Answer

Hi Ritz1605,

Yes you are right. I got it now. Thankyou

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pranit1234 · Answer

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Can experts kindly guide on the above question.

pulkitgarg08 · Answer

Can someone explain why E is correct?
The conclusion from the passage is: dog owners who possess licenses for their pets are more likely to commit the no-collar offence regularly than are dog owners who do not.

Option E is not talking about the dog owners with licenses at all. What E is saying is equally true for both dog owners with license and dog owners without license.

manishk30 · Answer

Mathematically it goes like this.
50% of 14% = 50% of 86%.
So there will be many dog owners in 14%(with licences) who were fined several times.
Only option E provides that information.

ab52 · Answer

I guess the key here is the word 'regularly' in the conclusion. owners with PL and dog leash on= OPD, owners without PL and dog leash on= OWPD
Conclusion: OPDs are more likely than OWPDs to be caught more than once, i.e , regularly, which is exactly what the answer choice E describes.

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