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Of the various food containers made of recycled Styrofoam, egg cartons are among the easiest to make. Because egg shells keep the actual food to be consumed from touching the Styrofoam, used Styrofoam need not be as thoroughly cleaned when made into egg cartons as when made into other food containers.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) No food containers other than egg cartons can safely be made of recycled Styrofoam that has not been thoroughly cleaned.
(B) There are some foods that cannot be packaged in recycled Styrofoam no matter how the Styrofoam is recycled.
(C) The main reason Styrofoam must be thoroughly cleaned when recycled is to remove any residual food that has come into contact with the Styrofoam.
(D) Because they are among the easiest food containers to make from recycled Styrofoam, most egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam.
(E) Not every type of food container made of recycled Styrofoam is effectively prevented from coming into contact with the food it contains.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) No food containers other than egg cartons can safely be made of recycled Styrofoam that has not been thoroughly cleaned.
(B) There are some foods that cannot be packaged in recycled Styrofoam no matter how the Styrofoam is recycled.
(C) The main reason Styrofoam must be thoroughly cleaned when recycled is to remove any residual food that has come into contact with the Styrofoam.
(D) Because they are among the easiest food containers to make from recycled Styrofoam, most egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam.
(E) Not every type of food container made of recycled Styrofoam is effectively prevented from coming into contact with the food it contains.
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[quote=]Of the various food containers made of recycled Styrofoam, egg cartons are among the easiest to make. Because egg shells keep the actual food to be consumed from touching the Styrofoam, used Styrofoam need not be as thoroughly cleaned when made into egg cartons as when made into other food containers.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above? [/quote]
Argument - There are some "x" food containers made of recycled Styrofoam (RS). Of those "x", "n" are easiest to make. Of these "n" --> 1 is egg carton.
In case of egg cartons --> egg shell protects the consumable part --> RS need not be cleaned as thoroughly as required for other applications.
(A) No food containers other than egg cartons can safely be made of recycled Styrofoam that has not been thoroughly cleaned.
- As pointed out in the analysis, egg cartons are 1 among the "n". Hence, we cannot conclude this statement.
- Wrong
(B) There are some foods that cannot be packaged in recycled Styrofoam no matter how the Styrofoam is recycled.
- Too extreme. Though this option is a safe bet, it need not to be true.
- The current argument only discusses the applications of incompletely cleaned Styrofoam. We do not know about the possible applications of thoroughly cleaned RS.
- Wrong
(C) The main reason Styrofoam must be thoroughly cleaned when recycled is to remove any residual food that has come into contact with the Styrofoam.
- First, the argument does not discuss the need to clean RS. Second, concluding something as most important of something that has not been discussed is wrong
- Wrong
(D) Because they are among the easiest food containers to make from recycled Styrofoam, most egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam.
- The argument states that from among "x" applications of RS, egg cartons are one of the applications that are easiest to make. The argument does not discuss about the other ways of manufacturing egg cartons.
- Wrong
(E) Not every type of food container made of recycled Styrofoam is effectively prevented from coming into contact with the food it contains.
- The last line states that RS used for egg cartons need not be thoroughly cleaned as the food does not make direct contact. Thus in other applications requiring thorough cleaning, there can be instances in which food does come in contact with RS.
- Correct
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above? [/quote]
Argument - There are some "x" food containers made of recycled Styrofoam (RS). Of those "x", "n" are easiest to make. Of these "n" --> 1 is egg carton.
In case of egg cartons --> egg shell protects the consumable part --> RS need not be cleaned as thoroughly as required for other applications.
(A) No food containers other than egg cartons can safely be made of recycled Styrofoam that has not been thoroughly cleaned.
- As pointed out in the analysis, egg cartons are 1 among the "n". Hence, we cannot conclude this statement.
- Wrong
(B) There are some foods that cannot be packaged in recycled Styrofoam no matter how the Styrofoam is recycled.
- Too extreme. Though this option is a safe bet, it need not to be true.
- The current argument only discusses the applications of incompletely cleaned Styrofoam. We do not know about the possible applications of thoroughly cleaned RS.
- Wrong
(C) The main reason Styrofoam must be thoroughly cleaned when recycled is to remove any residual food that has come into contact with the Styrofoam.
- First, the argument does not discuss the need to clean RS. Second, concluding something as most important of something that has not been discussed is wrong
- Wrong
(D) Because they are among the easiest food containers to make from recycled Styrofoam, most egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam.
- The argument states that from among "x" applications of RS, egg cartons are one of the applications that are easiest to make. The argument does not discuss about the other ways of manufacturing egg cartons.
- Wrong
(E) Not every type of food container made of recycled Styrofoam is effectively prevented from coming into contact with the food it contains.
- The last line states that RS used for egg cartons need not be thoroughly cleaned as the food does not make direct contact. Thus in other applications requiring thorough cleaning, there can be instances in which food does come in contact with RS.
- Correct
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• Styrofoam needs to be thoroughly cleaned before being used as a container
• Since eggs have shells, which are not consumed, Styrofoam containers for eggs need not be thoroughly cleaned
• Styrofoam egg cartons are among the easiest to make
Let’s analyse the options
• No food containers other than egg cartons can safely be made of recycled Styrofoam that has not been thoroughly cleaned. While true on its own, it is not supported by the information present in the passage. WRONG
• There are some foods that cannot be packaged in recycled Styrofoam no matter how the Styrofoam is recycled. No evidence for this. WRONG
• The main reason Styrofoam must be thoroughly cleaned when recycled is to remove any residual food that has come into contact with the Styrofoam. While true on its own, it is not supported by the information present in the passage. WRONG
• Because they are among the easiest food containers to make from recycled Styrofoam, most egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam. While true on its own, it is not supported by the information present in the passage. WRONG
• Not every type of food container made of recycled Styrofoam is effectively prevented from coming into contact with the food it contains. True. Cannot be eliminated
While a lot of options are true on their own, they are not supported by the limited information available to us in the passage. Therefor the correct option is E
