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The language in option B is a bit misleading IMO. "Made more" seems to imply what they earned aka their commission. And if that's the interpretation, then the answer becomes E

However, C becomes the answer if "made more" refers to the total sales.

Or maybe I am overthinking, not sure.
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Hi SKP220292,

Good catch noticing the wording, but here's the reassuring part: it doesn't matter which way you read it. The answer stays C either way.

Look at the exact phrase in Statement (2): "made more than 1/6 of her sales in September." The object of the fraction is sales - so it's saying September accounts for more than 1/6 of her total sales for the year. That's the plain reading, and it's the one ankushsambare's solution used.

Why the other reading changes nothing

Now suppose you read "made" as commission earned. Remember the setup: commission is a flat 10% of every sale. So commission is perfectly proportional to sales - no tiers, no bonuses. That means:

- 1/6 of her sales happens in September ⟺ 1/6 of her commission is earned in September.

The fraction is identical no matter which quantity you measure it in. A flat percentage can't distort a proportion.

Quick check with numbers. Say Belmira sells $600,000 total, with $150,000 in September:

- September's share of sales = 150,000 / 600,000 = 1/4
- Commission total = 10% of 600,000 = $60,000; September commission = 10% of 150,000 = $15,000
- September's share of commission = 15,000 / 60,000 = 1/4

Same fraction. So the September/March proportions in Statement (2) hold whether you think in sales dollars or commission dollars, and the combined chain (A > $4,800,000 > B) is untouched.

So you weren't overthinking - you spotted a real wording question, but the flat 10% is what makes the ambiguity harmless.

Answer: C

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The language in option B is a bit misleading IMO. "Made more" seems to imply what they earned aka their commission. And if that's the interpretation, then the answer becomes E

However, C becomes the answer if "made more" refers to the total sales.

Or maybe I am overthinking, not sure.
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Nope - the other interpretation does NOT mean "1/6 of her commission is earned in September.".

The other interpretation means this person's ANNUAL commission was more than 1/6 her sales in September. The issue happens because total annual commission starts getting compared/calculated relative to the sales in September. That is the interpretation - which actually makes it E.
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Hi SKP220292,

Good catch noticing the wording, but here's the reassuring part: it doesn't matter which way you read it. The answer stays C either way.

Look at the exact phrase in Statement (2): "made more than 1/6 of her sales in September." The object of the fraction is sales - so it's saying September accounts for more than 1/6 of her total sales for the year. That's the plain reading, and it's the one ankushsambare's solution used.

Why the other reading changes nothing

Now suppose you read "made" as commission earned. Remember the setup: commission is a flat 10% of every sale. So commission is perfectly proportional to sales - no tiers, no bonuses. That means:

- 1/6 of her sales happens in September ⟺ 1/6 of her commission is earned in September.

The fraction is identical no matter which quantity you measure it in. A flat percentage can't distort a proportion.

Quick check with numbers. Say Belmira sells $600,000 total, with $150,000 in September:

- September's share of sales = 150,000 / 600,000 = 1/4
- Commission total = 10% of 600,000 = $60,000; September commission = 10% of 150,000 = $15,000
- September's share of commission = 15,000 / 60,000 = 1/4

Same fraction. So the September/March proportions in Statement (2) hold whether you think in sales dollars or commission dollars, and the combined chain (A > $4,800,000 > B) is untouched.

So you weren't overthinking - you spotted a real wording question, but the flat 10% is what makes the ambiguity harmless.

Answer: C


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