CR - trip

Question

Please explain this...I think the OA given is wrong...

lanter1 · Answer

I would go with A.

AugiTh · Answer

Í would go for D.

Not A (for me) coz: May be the costs are the same, but the time need not be the same.

Himalayan · Answer

the question is about time and cost, only A talks about costs. so probably A is correct.

goalsnr · Answer

Conclusion : Trip by train saves time and money.

Evidence: time - Train journey -4.5 hours, Flight journey - 5 hrs

 cost for train and flight tickets are - unkown.

Assumption made: cost of train ticket <cost of flight ticket 


To support the conclusion we need a statement which supports the fact:
1.Total cost of train journey <Total cost of flight journey
2.Total time train journey <Total time flight journey

A strengthens. This implies Total cost of train journey <Total cost of flight journey
B Irrelevant. Distance doesnot matter because tain and flight have different speeds. Time taken to travel is relevant.
C strengthens. Flight journey of 5 hours is not the standard.
That implies other flight take less time .So taking the particular flight (5hrs) is not a wise option.
D Irrelevant . COST and time are relevant.
E strengthens. Cash rebate would have lowered the ticket cost.
However we dont know the cash valu eof the rebate and teh cost of the ticket.

I have narrowed down my answers choices to A or C.

 I will pick A ( for cost factor)

vineetgupta · Answer

I also picked A but answer is given as B...I guess it must be wrong then...

baer · Answer

What is the source of this question?

sludge · Answer

I voted A, too. I feel as though choice B is beyond the scope of the argument because nowhere did the stem mention a round trip.

baer · Answer

A actually weakens, b/c it says that the costs are the same. This leads us to believe that by train it is NOT more cost efficient.

sludge · Answer

That's talking about the cost of transporting one's self to the trainstation/airport; this is independent of the train/air fare that one must also pay.

syamee_u · Answer

(A)

Juaz · Answer

IMO B is correct as it takes round trip factor in account. A vacationer from country D would take round trip (obviously). Flight from D to T takes 5 hours with 2 layovers. What if return flight is direct flight (different route with no layovers). In that case, air travel might be quicker. B eliminates that possibility, strengthening the conclusion.

Answer can't be A as A talks about cost of only getting to and from train station/airport. We don't know train fares, air fares and other costs that might occur during travel. So, discussing cost factor might not relevent here.

vineetgupta · Answer

The OA is B...Thanks Juaz...ur explanation makes sense.But the round trip factor is not mentioned...but A can be eliminated by POE as per ur explanation...tough one though...

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