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02 Jun 2018, 11:20
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Several years ago, most of one country's large banks failed and were taken over by a government agency. The agency is now selling these banks, aiming to strengthen the banking system in the process. But the banking system will not be strengthened if the former owners of these banks buy them back. So the agency is unlikely to achieve its goal, since _________________
The conclusion of the argument is properly drawn if which one of the following completes the passage?
(A) the agency may be unable to sell some of the banks
(B) a single company could buy more than one of the banks
(C) the country's overall economy is not much stronger than it was when the large banks failed
(D) the banks sold by the agency will be financially weaker than the country's other banks for some time
(E) all of the bidders for the banks are their former owners
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The conclusion of the argument is properly drawn if which one of the following completes the passage?
(A) the agency may be unable to sell some of the banks
(B) a single company could buy more than one of the banks
(C) the country's overall economy is not much stronger than it was when the large banks failed
(D) the banks sold by the agency will be financially weaker than the country's other banks for some time
(E) all of the bidders for the banks are their former owners
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03 Jun 2018, 07:18
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The answer is E.
This answer is easy to solve using the
This answer is easy to solve using the
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approach: the passage states that a cause (owners buying back) will lead to a result (banking statement not strengthened), and then states that result indeed occurred - leading us to the conclusion that the cause probably did: the owners will buy back the banks. (E) tells us exactly that: all of the bidders for the banks are their former owners.
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