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PT A.S1.Q24- "The shoe factory in Centerville"

miriaml7miriaml7 Live Member
edited September 2020 in Logical Reasoning 1025 karma

I was stuck between B and C, and ultimately ended up going with C. I immediately crossed out D because I didn't think it was relevant. Would really appreciate someone's insight.

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  • willyuu_willyuu_ Member
    edited September 2020 57 karma

    Assuming Centerville has 100 unskilled full time worker residents in total.

    Conclusion: at least 51 Centerville unskilled full time worker residents would lose their jobs if the shoe factory closes.

    Premise: The shoe factory hires more unskilled full time workers than the rest of the businesses in town combined. For example the factory hires 60, and the rest of the town hires 40.

    But what if half of the shoe factory workers are immigrant workers from a different country? Then in this case, if the shoe factory closes, only 30 C residents would lose their jobs.

    The premise is very broad actually. There is also the possibility that the shoe factory only hires 10 unskilled full time workers and the rest of the town hires 9. The rest 81 in Centerville are just unemployed.

  • miriaml7miriaml7 Live Member
    1025 karma

    Thank you!!! @willyuu_

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