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22 Jan 2021, 21:23
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Thanks AndrewN sir, I realized the mistake in understanding the 1st sentence, thus I got answer E but not D
What I read before:
Transportation expenses accounted for a large portion of the total dollar amount spent on trips for pleasure by residents of the United States in 1997, and about half of the total dollar amount spent ( of Transportation expenses ) on the transportation was airfare.
What is given:
Transportation expenses accounted for a large portion of the total dollar amount spent on trips for pleasure by residents of the United States in 1997, and about half of the total dollar amount spent ( of the total dollar amount spent on trips for pleasure by residents of the United States in 1997, ) on the transportation was airfare.
Transportation expenses =A: Spent on Trips ( large proportion) + B: Other transportation ( smaller proportion)
Half of the amount of A = airfare on trips = A1
Half of amount of A= non Airfare on trips= A2
2nd statement: X (800: large majority>> Y( 200)
D says: A1/800< A2/200 = absolutely true
Now My understanding is right? So Lesson learnt: Be more specific.
23 Jan 2021, 09:33
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Yes, imSKR, I am glad to see that you understand the passage now. You do want to be specific, but just as importantly, do not try to jam a square peg into a round hole. Read carefully and make sure the answer choice makes sense to you before you seek to determine whether it is correct or incorrect.
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04 Jul 2021, 00:38
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Lets take Total dollar amount expenses : 100$
Total number of people who took trip : 100
As per passage : half of the total dollar amount spent on the transportation was airfare and large majority did not travel by airplane.
So Airfare other trans.
Total dollar amt 50$ 50$ half of the total dollar amount spent on the transportation was airfare
No. of people 40 60 large majority did not travel by airplane, so taking 40 < half
Clearly the average of transportation expenses of Airfare (50/40) greater than (50/60).
(A) Most of those who traveled by airplane did so because the airfare to their destination was lower than the cost of other available means of transportation.
-- Incorrect , out of scope.
(B) Most of those who traveled by airplane did so because other means of transportation to their destinations were unavailable.
-- Incorrect , out of scope this is not given.
(C) Per mile traveled, those who traveled by airplane tended to spend more on transportation to their destination than did those who used other means of transportation.
-- Incorrect , out of scope.
(D) Overall, people who did not travel by airplane had lower average transportation expenses than people who did.
-- Correct , this is actually inline with the inference.
(E) Those who traveled by airplane spent about as much, on average, on other means of transportation as they did on airfare.
-- Incorrect as we already know that people on average spend more on airplane than other transportation , both average can't be same , as number of people are different.
Ans D
Total number of people who took trip : 100
As per passage : half of the total dollar amount spent on the transportation was airfare and large majority did not travel by airplane.
So Airfare other trans.
Total dollar amt 50$ 50$ half of the total dollar amount spent on the transportation was airfare
No. of people 40 60 large majority did not travel by airplane, so taking 40 < half
Clearly the average of transportation expenses of Airfare (50/40) greater than (50/60).
(A) Most of those who traveled by airplane did so because the airfare to their destination was lower than the cost of other available means of transportation.
-- Incorrect , out of scope.
(B) Most of those who traveled by airplane did so because other means of transportation to their destinations were unavailable.
-- Incorrect , out of scope this is not given.
(C) Per mile traveled, those who traveled by airplane tended to spend more on transportation to their destination than did those who used other means of transportation.
-- Incorrect , out of scope.
(D) Overall, people who did not travel by airplane had lower average transportation expenses than people who did.
-- Correct , this is actually inline with the inference.
(E) Those who traveled by airplane spent about as much, on average, on other means of transportation as they did on airfare.
-- Incorrect as we already know that people on average spend more on airplane than other transportation , both average can't be same , as number of people are different.
Ans D
