PT106.S1.Q20

PrepTest 106 - Section 1 - Question 20

Show summary

If the economy is weak, then prices remain constant although unemployment rises. ███ ████████████ █████ ████ ██ ██████████ ██████████ ████████████ ██████████ ██ ███ ███████████

Summary

If economy is weak, then prices stay constant.

If economy is weak, unemployment also rises.

If unemployment rises, investment must be decreasing.

Investment is not decreasing.

Notable Valid Inferences

Since investment is not decreasing, we know unemployment is not rising. And if unemployment is not rising, that means the economy is not weak.

Note that we cannot infer whether prices are staying constant.

Show answer
20.

If the statements above are █████ ████ █████ ███ ██ ███ █████████ ████ ██ ██████

a

Either the economy ██ ████ ██ ██████████ ██ ███████████

b

If unemployment rises, ████ ██████ ██████ █████████

c

The economy is ████ ████ ██ ██████████ ██████████

d

Either the economy ██ ████ ██ ██████ ███ █████████ █████████

e

Either unemployment is ██████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ ███ █████

Confirm action

Are you sure?