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21 Apr 2020, 22:51
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Twenty-five years ago, 2,000 married people were asked to rank four categories—spouses, friends, jobs, and housework—according to the amount of time each category demanded. A recent follow-up survey indicates that a majority of those same people rank housework higher on the list now than they did twenty-five years ago. Yet most of the respondents also claim that housework has become less demanding of their time over the last twenty-five years.
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the apparent discrepancy?
A) Some of the people surveyed were married to other people in the survey.
B) Many of the most time-consuming aspects of people's lives do not appear as categories on either survey.
C) Most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired in the last twenty-five years.
D) At the time of the follow-up survey, some of the people surveyed did no housework.
E) Many of the respondents to the follow-up survey claim that they now spend much more time with their friends than they did twenty-five years ago.
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the apparent discrepancy?
A) Some of the people surveyed were married to other people in the survey.
B) Many of the most time-consuming aspects of people's lives do not appear as categories on either survey.
C) Most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired in the last twenty-five years.
D) At the time of the follow-up survey, some of the people surveyed did no housework.
E) Many of the respondents to the follow-up survey claim that they now spend much more time with their friends than they did twenty-five years ago.
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25 Jun 2020, 21:19
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Why not B? For example 25 years ago, household was on rank 4. But now, there are 5 categories so the rank of the household is now 3 but still the overall time can be same or less than it was 25 years ago.
Let's be very clear on what the discrepancy is before we look at why (B) is not the right answer.Why not B? For example 25 years ago, household was on rank 4. But now, there are 5 categories so the rank of the household is now 3 but still the overall time can be same or less than it was 25 years ago.
The passage tells us that:
- housework ranks higher on a list of time-consuming activities on a recent survey than it did on a survey 25 years ago
- Most respondents claim they are spending less time on housework than they were previously
So, housework is taking less time overall but more time in comparison to other items on the list. We're asked to find the answer choice that best explains this discrepancy.
(B) tells us:
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B) Many of the most time-consuming aspects of people's lives do not appear as categories on either survey.
We're not concerned with time-consuming activities that do not appear on either survey. Since these activities do not appear on the survey, they cannot help us explain why housework has moved up the list of four categories while taking less time overall.Also, we aren't told that there are more categories on the new survey than the old one. By calling it a "follow-up survey", the passage suggests the number of categories has stayed the same. The time-consuming activities mentioned in (B) have not been added to the survey, so they cannot tell us why housework has moved up the rankings.
This is why (B) cannot be the answer.
Compare this to (C):
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C) Most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired in the last twenty-five years.
If most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired since they filled out the initial survey, then they will be spending far less time on work than when they filled out the initial survey.This could push work down the rankings, as these people will no longer be spending much time working if they're working at all. This means housework can move up the ranking, even if it takes less time than it did 25 years ago.
(C) helps us explain the discrepancy, so (C) is the answer to this question.
I hope that helps!
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21 Apr 2020, 23:07
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Twenty-five years ago, 2,000 married people were asked to rank four categories—spouses, friends, jobs, and housework—according to the amount of time each category demanded. A recent follow-up survey indicates that a majority of those same people rank housework higher on the list now than they did twenty-five years ago. Yet most of the respondents also claim that housework has become less demanding of their time over the last twenty-five years.
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the apparent discrepancy?
A) Some of the people surveyed were married to other people in the survey.
B) Many of the most time-consuming aspects of people's lives do not appear as categories on either survey.
C) Most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired in the last twenty-five years.
D) At the time of the follow-up survey, some of the people surveyed did no housework.
E) Many of the respondents to the follow-up survey claim that they now spend much more time with their friends than they did twenty-five years ago.
The moment you read the prompt it comes to mind that most of these people must have retired in 25 years and hence must be doing nothing but house work. Look for a similar choice.
A. Some is a very weak keyword and even then marrying someone else from the survey wont explain the discrepancy.
B. Irrelevant
C. Correct. Exact paraphrase.
D. This also does not explain the discrepancy.
E. Spending time with friends does not explain why housework has moved to rank 1
C is correct
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the apparent discrepancy?
A) Some of the people surveyed were married to other people in the survey.
B) Many of the most time-consuming aspects of people's lives do not appear as categories on either survey.
C) Most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired in the last twenty-five years.
D) At the time of the follow-up survey, some of the people surveyed did no housework.
E) Many of the respondents to the follow-up survey claim that they now spend much more time with their friends than they did twenty-five years ago.
The moment you read the prompt it comes to mind that most of these people must have retired in 25 years and hence must be doing nothing but house work. Look for a similar choice.
A. Some is a very weak keyword and even then marrying someone else from the survey wont explain the discrepancy.
B. Irrelevant
C. Correct. Exact paraphrase.
D. This also does not explain the discrepancy.
E. Spending time with friends does not explain why housework has moved to rank 1
C is correct
