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According to a recent survey conducted in the US, about 52.5 per cent of Americans are now owners of at least some type of a mobile phone device. Interestingly, the same survey also found that 66 per cent of Asian community in the US owns smart phones, making Asians the leading users of such devices in the country.
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
(A) More Asians own mobile phones than Americans
(B) The Asian community owns the maximum number of mobile phones in the US
(C) Almost half the population of the US does not own smart phones
(D) Feature phones sell more in the US than do smart phones
(E) The Asian community in the US is very well off which is why they can afford the more expensive smart phones
Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
(A) More Asians own mobile phones than Americans
(B) The Asian community owns the maximum number of mobile phones in the US
(C) Almost half the population of the US does not own smart phones
(D) Feature phones sell more in the US than do smart phones
(E) The Asian community in the US is very well off which is why they can afford the more expensive smart phones
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C. 52.5% population owns some kind of a phone. Therefore 47.5% does not own a phone. Now 66% is the maximum fraction of a community that owns a smart phone. Therefore % of smartphone owners should not be greater than 66% of 52.5. In other words at least 34% of 52.5 owns a non smart phone. So total non smart phone owning population is 47.5+34%*52.5. C seems to be the closest
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This question is so non-GMAT-like that I had to comment on it. The question, unlike the real GMAT, forces you to make assumptions about populations. On the GMAT, you will not be forced to assume a population; it will be given. This question is rife with error and it is my strong recommendation that no one waste their time on it.
According to a recent survey conducted in the US, about 52.5 per cent of Americans are now owners of at least some type of a mobile phone device. Interestingly, the same survey also found that 66 per cent of Asian community in the US owns smart phones, making Asians the leading users of such devices in the country. -- In order for C to work, we need to assume that the 66% of Asians account for a large portion of the U.S. population. What if the community consists of 100 people? What if population consists of the entire 52% who own cell phones? These questions force the question to fall apart. Do not get flustered or confused by this question and move on!
According to a recent survey conducted in the US, about 52.5 per cent of Americans are now owners of at least some type of a mobile phone device. Interestingly, the same survey also found that 66 per cent of Asian community in the US owns smart phones, making Asians the leading users of such devices in the country. -- In order for C to work, we need to assume that the 66% of Asians account for a large portion of the U.S. population. What if the community consists of 100 people? What if population consists of the entire 52% who own cell phones? These questions force the question to fall apart. Do not get flustered or confused by this question and move on!
