12 Days of Christmas GMAT Competition - Day 6: A university library is

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A university library is considering transitioning from physical textbooks to digital versions accessible through an online portal. The library's management expects that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.

Assuming the library management's expectation is accurate, which of the following outcomes of the transition to digital textbooks is most likely?

(A) Students will primarily use digital textbooks for courses where extensive reading is required.

(B) The shift to digital textbooks will not result in a significant change in students' study habits or the frequency of textbook usage.

(C) If a large proportion of students access digital textbooks regularly, the use of physical textbooks in the library will substantially decrease.

(D) The introduction of digital textbooks will lead to a reduction in the physical storage space needed for textbooks at the university library.

(E) The overall engagement of students with library resources will increase if the digital textbooks are integrated with interactive learning tools.

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

GMAT Club's Official Explanation:

B) The shift to digital textbooks will not result in a significant change in students' study habits or the frequency of textbook usage.
 - This option aligns with the library management's expectation that the overall number of textbooks accessed will remain similar despite the transition to digital formats. If there is no significant change in students' study habits or textbook usage frequency, it would explain why the total number of textbooks accessed remains constant.

The other options, while relevant, do not directly correspond with the management's expectation as closely as choice (B):

A) Students will primarily use digital textbooks for courses where extensive reading is required.
 - This addresses the potential preference for digital textbooks but does not directly relate to the overall usage remaining similar.

C) If a large proportion of students access digital textbooks regularly, the use of physical textbooks in the library will substantially decrease.
 - While this might be a potential outcome, it doesn't directly support the idea of the overall number of textbooks accessed remaining the same.

D) The introduction of digital textbooks will lead to a reduction in the physical storage space needed for textbooks at the university library.
 - This is a logistical outcome of the transition but does not address the frequency or number of textbook accesses by students.

E) The overall engagement of students with library resources will increase if the digital textbooks are integrated with interactive learning tools.
 - This suggests a potential increase in engagement but does not specifically support the expectation that the total number of textbooks accessed will not change.

Therefore, (B) is the best answer as it directly corresponds to the library management's expectation regarding the effect of transitioning to digital textbooks on students' textbook usage.

Archit3110 · Answer

argument : A university library is considering transitioning from physical textbooks to digital versions accessible through an online portal
conclusion : 
The library's management expects that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.
 
(A) Students will primarily use digital textbooks for courses where extensive reading is required.  is not inference

(B) The shift to digital textbooks will not result in a significant change in students' study habits or the frequency of textbook usage.  true

(C) If a large proportion of students access digital textbooks regularly, the use of physical textbooks in the library will substantially decrease.  weakens the conclusion

(D) The introduction of digital textbooks will lead to a reduction in the physical storage space needed for textbooks at the university library.  irrelevant

(E) The overall engagement of students with library resources will increase if the digital textbooks are integrated with interactive learning tools.  irrelevant

OPTION B is correct

rachana_shukla · Answer

A university library is considering transitioning from physical textbooks to digital versions accessible through an online portal. The library's management expects that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.

Assuming the library management's expectation is accurate, which of the following outcomes of the transition to digital textbooks is most likely?

(A) Students will primarily use digital textbooks for courses where extensive reading is required.
--  This may or may not be possible.

(B) The shift to digital textbooks will not result in a significant change in students' study habits or the frequency of textbook usage.
 -- This aligns with the library management's expectation.

(C) If a large proportion of students access digital textbooks regularly, the use of physical textbooks in the library will substantially decrease.
--  This is against the library management's expectation.

(D) The introduction of digital textbooks will lead to a reduction in the physical storage space needed for textbooks at the university library.
--  This is altogether different context.

(E) The overall engagement of students with library resources will increase if the digital textbooks are integrated with interactive learning tools.
--  Irrelevant

juancarlos12 · Answer

A university library is considering transitioning from physical textbooks to digital versions accessible through an online portal. The library's management expects that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks,  the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.

Assuming the library management's expectation is accurate,  which of the following  outcomes of the transition to digital textbooks  is most likely?

It is an inference question, so remember the rules of Inference Question:
 The right answer can be gotted exclusively from the text and the phrased answer should be proven

(A) Students will primarily use digital textbooks for courses where  extensive reading is required . -->The text not mention nothing about extensive reading

(B) The shift to digital textbooks will not result in a significant change in students' study habits or the frequency of textbook usage. -->Right, because habits are the same like mention in the bolded statement in the text.

(C) If a large proportion of students access digital textbooks regularly,  the use of physical textbooks in the library will substantially decrease.  --> We cannot prove that the the use of physical textbooks decrease.

(D) The introduction of digital textbooks will lead to a reduction in the physical storage space needed for textbooks at the university library. -->Irrelevant

(E) The overall engagement of students with library resources will increase if  the digital textbooks are integrated with interactive learning tools . --> In anyway is related with any part of the text

Right answer: B

Kinshook · Answer

A university library is considering transitioning from physical textbooks to digital versions accessible through an online portal. 
The library's management expects that,  even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.

Assuming the library management's expectation  is accurate, which of the following outcomes of the transition to digital textbooks is most likely ?

The statement is unrelated to the library management's expectation that even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.
Incorrect

The library's management expects that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels. since the shift to digital textbooks will not result in a significant change in students' study habits or the frequency of textbook usage.
Correct

If a large proportion of students access digital textbooks regularly, the use of physical textbooks in the library will substantially decrease and the library management's expectation will never be fulfilled.
Incorrect

The library's management expects that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels, then there will no reduction in the physical storage space needed for textbooks at the university library.
Incorrect

The statement is irrelevant to The library's management expectation that, even with the convenience and accessibility of digital textbooks, the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels.

IMO B

shubhim20 · Answer

didn't get why c is wrong  Bunuel  KarishmaB

Joe258 · Answer

I chose C but realized that B was stronger. B can ensure that the overall usage of books will not increase which is in line with the expectation. While C might be true that physical usage is reduced because of the increase of digital usage, it still needs an assumption that the change will not affect the student’s study habit. Because if it affects the study habit, C will not be in line with the expectation which now makes C seem more vague and put it behind B.

jonazx44 · Answer

Confused about why D is wrong. Wouldn't you need less space if you transitioned to digital?

About B, even though the total number of books read is the same, how do we know that people are not reading those same books more frequently now that they are digital? ( i.e increasing their study time on assigned books by school now that it is more convenient)

glagad · Answer

I have the same doubt About B.

The same books can be accessed more frequently as a result of digitization.

Bunuel  - Thoughts?

miag · Answer

Hi,

"... the overall number of textbooks accessed by students will remain similar to current levels ." 
This means  total textbook access does not increase  after digitization.

The whole point is that even if the same books can be accessed more frequently, they are not being accessed more frequently. Yes, they could be - but the question explicitly tells us they won’t be.

Hope this helps!

Axwe7 · Answer

Bunuel

Would you please be able to point to the part of the question that suggests how "study habits" won't be significantly changed?

I understand that textbook usage / frequency is evident in text, but I'm struggling to identify how "study habits" (e.g., studying in the morning vs. studying in the evening) can be inferred.

With regards

egmat · Answer

Hi Axwe7,

Your instinct is sharper than you think, and you've already done the hard part: you see that the passage locks in  textbook usage / frequency .

The key move

This is an inference question, so a choice only has to be  consistent with  what the premise forces - it doesn't have to be  separately proven, detail by detail.  You're reading "study habits" as concrete behaviors (morning vs. evening) that each need their own textual support. But that's not the bar here.

Look at how B is worded:  "will not result in a significant change in students' study habits  or  the frequency of textbook usage."  The premise tells us the  overall number of textbooks accessed stays similar . So the one habit the question actually cares about -  how much students engage with textbooks  - is pinned down by the premise. B isn't claiming nothing in a student's life changes; it's claiming there's  no significant change in the textbook-related behavior , which is exactly what "usage stays similar" gives you.

The trap is reading "study habits" as a  broader, more specific  promise than B is making. B stays inside the scope the premise already set.

Quick test - turn one word

If B had said "no change in students'  sleep  habits," would the premise support it? No - that's outside scope, and you'd be right to reject it. But "study habits" sits  inside  the same behavior the premise fixes (textbook engagement), so it holds.

So B is safe because it never steps beyond what "overall access stays similar" already guarantees.

Answer: B

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