|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
06 Mar 2020, 04:39
Kudos
Bookmarks
A
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
35%
(medium)
Question Stats:
67% (01:33) correct
33%
(01:44)
wrong
based on 306
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
When released into the atmosphere, the refrigerant Freon damages the Earth's ozone layer. A new kind of refrigerant does not have this effect. The manufacturer claims that replacing Freon with the new refrigerant in both new and existing refrigerators will prevent any further Freon damage to the ozone layer apart from that being done by the Freon already in the atmosphere.
Which of the following must be true if the manufacturer's prediction is to prove accurate?
(A) Freon can be replaced with the new refrigerant without releasing any Freon into the atmosphere.
(B) The damage already done to the ozone layer is not of environmentally significant proportions.
(C) The atmosphere can reverse the damage to the ozone layer caused by the past use of Freon.
(D) The new refrigerant can counteract the damaging effects of Freon on the Earth's atmosphere.
(E) The new refrigerant causes no environmental damage of any kind when it is released into the atmosphere.
Which of the following must be true if the manufacturer's prediction is to prove accurate?
(A) Freon can be replaced with the new refrigerant without releasing any Freon into the atmosphere.
(B) The damage already done to the ozone layer is not of environmentally significant proportions.
(C) The atmosphere can reverse the damage to the ozone layer caused by the past use of Freon.
(D) The new refrigerant can counteract the damaging effects of Freon on the Earth's atmosphere.
(E) The new refrigerant causes no environmental damage of any kind when it is released into the atmosphere.
saumyagupta1602
Current Student
Joined: 27 Jan 2017
Last visit: 25 Mar 2022
Posts: 17
Given Kudos: 164
Location: India
Schools: Kenan-Flagler '24 (A)
GRE 1: Q163 V158
06 Mar 2020, 14:30
Kudos
Bookmarks
Which of the following must be true if the manufacturer's prediction is to prove accurate?
(A) Freon can be replaced with the new refrigerant without releasing any Freon into the atmosphere.
Using negation: If the new refrigerant releases Freon while replacement, then the conclusion will break down. Also, if the alternate refrigerant can be replaced without freon release , it would not cause further damage to the ozone layer
(B) The damage already done to the ozone layer is not of environmentally significant proportions.
Irrelevant. We are not measuring how significant the impact is. Just not deteriorating the situation.
(C) The atmosphere can reverse the damage to the ozone layer caused by the past use of Freon.
Irrelevant . Beyond the purview of the question/argument
(D) The new refrigerant can counteract the damaging effects of Freon on the Earth's atmosphere.
The manufacturer states that the new refrigerant will prevent further damage, remedying the past damage is beyond the purview of this discussion
(E) The new refrigerant causes no environmental damage of any kind when it is released into the atmosphere.
Even if this is true, we are concerned about only the damage done to the ozone layer and not the environment in general
(A) Freon can be replaced with the new refrigerant without releasing any Freon into the atmosphere.
Using negation: If the new refrigerant releases Freon while replacement, then the conclusion will break down. Also, if the alternate refrigerant can be replaced without freon release , it would not cause further damage to the ozone layer
(B) The damage already done to the ozone layer is not of environmentally significant proportions.
Irrelevant. We are not measuring how significant the impact is. Just not deteriorating the situation.
(C) The atmosphere can reverse the damage to the ozone layer caused by the past use of Freon.
Irrelevant . Beyond the purview of the question/argument
(D) The new refrigerant can counteract the damaging effects of Freon on the Earth's atmosphere.
The manufacturer states that the new refrigerant will prevent further damage, remedying the past damage is beyond the purview of this discussion
(E) The new refrigerant causes no environmental damage of any kind when it is released into the atmosphere.
Even if this is true, we are concerned about only the damage done to the ozone layer and not the environment in general
ravigupta2912
14 Mar 2020, 12:45
Kudos
Bookmarks
(A) Freon can be replaced with the new refrigerant without releasing any Freon into the atmosphere.
Correct. If you negate this, the manufacturer claims fall apart since more freon will be released into the atmosphere.
(B) The damage already done to the ozone layer is not of environmentally significant proportions.
Incorrect. We are concerned with the manufacturer's prediction that there will be no further damage apart from freom that's already in the environment. Whether the damage done already is significant or not is irrelevant to the manufacturer's claim. We are only interested in the differential amount of damage (if any) caused by replacement.
(C) The atmosphere can reverse the damage to the ozone layer caused by the past use of Freon.
Same as B. We are not concerned with the damage caused by Freon already in the atmosphere.
(D) The new refrigerant can counteract the damaging effects of Freon on the Earth's atmosphere.
Shell answer choice. Even if new refrigerant doesn't counteract damaging effects, the manufacturer claims can hold true so long as there is no additional damage from such refrigerants. It isn't an essential condition. Incorrect.
(E) The new refrigerant causes no environmental damage of any kind when it is released into the atmosphere.
Only refers to environmental damage. Eliminated.
Posted from my mobile device
Correct. If you negate this, the manufacturer claims fall apart since more freon will be released into the atmosphere.
(B) The damage already done to the ozone layer is not of environmentally significant proportions.
Incorrect. We are concerned with the manufacturer's prediction that there will be no further damage apart from freom that's already in the environment. Whether the damage done already is significant or not is irrelevant to the manufacturer's claim. We are only interested in the differential amount of damage (if any) caused by replacement.
(C) The atmosphere can reverse the damage to the ozone layer caused by the past use of Freon.
Same as B. We are not concerned with the damage caused by Freon already in the atmosphere.
(D) The new refrigerant can counteract the damaging effects of Freon on the Earth's atmosphere.
Shell answer choice. Even if new refrigerant doesn't counteract damaging effects, the manufacturer claims can hold true so long as there is no additional damage from such refrigerants. It isn't an essential condition. Incorrect.
(E) The new refrigerant causes no environmental damage of any kind when it is released into the atmosphere.
Only refers to environmental damage. Eliminated.
Posted from my mobile device
