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Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 11 Jan 2017, 01:23.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 28 Mar 2021, 03:21, edited 2 times in total.
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The Tricounty Bridge was supposed to relieve traffic in East Countway County. Although the bridge was opened last year, traffic in the county has gotten worse over the last year. To relieve the traffic situation in East Countway, therefore, the traffic commission should order the Tricounty Bridge closed.
Which of the following, if true, gives the most support to the conclusion of the passage above?
A. The increased traffic seen in East Countway over the last year is largely attributable to a large casino and resort hotel that opened for business shortly after the opening of the Tricounty Bridge.
B. The Tricounty Bridge allows inhabitants of heavily populated West Countway County to reach East Countway in less than a half-hour, as opposed to the two hours the trip required before the opening of the bridge.
C. The bridge is only open for the periods 7–9 a.m. and 3–5 p.m. on weekdays.
D. Ship captains on the Countway River have complained that the bridge disrupts shipping on the river, thereby hurting the local economy.
E. The bridge is unlikely ever to pay for itself with the current low toll payment.
Which of the following, if true, gives the most support to the conclusion of the passage above?
A. The increased traffic seen in East Countway over the last year is largely attributable to a large casino and resort hotel that opened for business shortly after the opening of the Tricounty Bridge.
B. The Tricounty Bridge allows inhabitants of heavily populated West Countway County to reach East Countway in less than a half-hour, as opposed to the two hours the trip required before the opening of the bridge.
C. The bridge is only open for the periods 7–9 a.m. and 3–5 p.m. on weekdays.
D. Ship captains on the Countway River have complained that the bridge disrupts shipping on the river, thereby hurting the local economy.
E. The bridge is unlikely ever to pay for itself with the current low toll payment.
Source: McGraw Hill's GMAT
Difficulty Level: 650
Difficulty Level: 650
08 May 2017, 19:48
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The Tricounty Bridge was supposed to relieve traffic in East Countway County. Although the bridge was opened last year, traffic in the county has gotten worse over
the last year. To relieve the traffic situation in East Countway, therefore, the traffic commission should order the Tricounty Bridge closed.
Which of the following, if true, gives the most support to the conclusion of the passage above?
A. The increased traffic seen in East Countway over the last year is largely attributable to a large casino and resort hotel that opened for business shortly after the opening of
the Tricounty Bridge. Even If the bridge is closed in such circumstances, the traffic will not reduce because the increase in traffic is owing to the opening of new casino and not the new bridge- wrong
B. The Tricounty Bridge allows inhabitants of heavily populated West Countway County to reach East Countway in less than a half-hour, as opposed to the two hours the trip- I would lend a lot of credibility to this statement supporting the authors conclusion about closing the new bridge to reduce the traffic in East county because when the commute into East county is shortened by 75% (from 2 hours to half an hour) commuters get a lot of incentive to flock to east county for business, shopping, etc. In general improved connectivity would bring a lot of traction in East county. Hence the traffic in east county has increased with the bridge and closing down this bridge would eventually reduce the traffic since this would mean less commuters (as earlier before the bridge opened)
required before the opening of the bridge.- Correct
C. The bridge is only open for the periods 7–9 a.m. and 3–5 p.m. on weekdays. This gives out limited information. Fact that bridge is open for only 4 hours does not lend support to the argument that traffic in East county has increased/worsened because of this 4 hour opening of new bridge. Hence one cannot say that closing down this bridge would relive traffic in East county. May be the worsened traffic is because of some other reason such as a stadium, new IT park, Cheap residences, etc - wrong
D. Ship captains on the Countway River have complained that the bridge disrupts shipping on the river, thereby hurting the local economy.Out of scope- wrong
E. The bridge is unlikely ever to pay for itself with the current low toll payment.Not the concern of argument- wrong
the last year. To relieve the traffic situation in East Countway, therefore, the traffic commission should order the Tricounty Bridge closed.
Which of the following, if true, gives the most support to the conclusion of the passage above?
A. The increased traffic seen in East Countway over the last year is largely attributable to a large casino and resort hotel that opened for business shortly after the opening of
the Tricounty Bridge. Even If the bridge is closed in such circumstances, the traffic will not reduce because the increase in traffic is owing to the opening of new casino and not the new bridge- wrong
B. The Tricounty Bridge allows inhabitants of heavily populated West Countway County to reach East Countway in less than a half-hour, as opposed to the two hours the trip- I would lend a lot of credibility to this statement supporting the authors conclusion about closing the new bridge to reduce the traffic in East county because when the commute into East county is shortened by 75% (from 2 hours to half an hour) commuters get a lot of incentive to flock to east county for business, shopping, etc. In general improved connectivity would bring a lot of traction in East county. Hence the traffic in east county has increased with the bridge and closing down this bridge would eventually reduce the traffic since this would mean less commuters (as earlier before the bridge opened)
required before the opening of the bridge.- Correct
C. The bridge is only open for the periods 7–9 a.m. and 3–5 p.m. on weekdays. This gives out limited information. Fact that bridge is open for only 4 hours does not lend support to the argument that traffic in East county has increased/worsened because of this 4 hour opening of new bridge. Hence one cannot say that closing down this bridge would relive traffic in East county. May be the worsened traffic is because of some other reason such as a stadium, new IT park, Cheap residences, etc - wrong
D. Ship captains on the Countway River have complained that the bridge disrupts shipping on the river, thereby hurting the local economy.Out of scope- wrong
E. The bridge is unlikely ever to pay for itself with the current low toll payment.Not the concern of argument- wrong
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18 Jan 2017, 07:02
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Btw, the question is wrongly listed under "Conclusion" questions tag. Might wanna fix that.
Btw, the question is wrongly listed under "Conclusion" questions tag. Might wanna fix that.
