LSAT 130 – Section 1 – Question 08

LSAT 130 - Section 1 - Question 08

September 2009

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT130 S1 Q08
+LR
Except +Exc
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
2%
157
B
2%
156
C
4%
156
D
2%
158
E
91%
164
127
138
149
 +Easier 147.03 +SubsectionMedium

Working residents of Springfield live, on average, farther from their workplaces than do working residents of Rorchester. Thus, one would expect that the demand for public transportation would be greater in Springfield than in Rorchester. However, Springfield has only half as many bus routes as Rorchester.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Despite residents in Springfield living further from their workplaces than those in Rorchester, Springfield has half as many bus routes as Rorchester.

Objective
This is an “Except” question. The correct answer won’t explain why Springfield has less bus routes than Rorchester, despite presumably having higher demand for public transit.

A
Three-fourths of the Springfield workforce is employed at the same factory outside the city limits.
Springfield’s workforce generally can’t use local public transit to get to work, given that they work outside the city. This explains why they don’t have as many bus routes as Rorchester.
B
The average number of cars per household is higher in Springfield than in Rorchester.
Springfield doesn’t need as many buses as Rorchester since more people in Springfield drive to work.
C
Rorchester has fewer railway lines than Springfield.
While Rorchester relies on bus routes, Springfield more frequently uses rail transit. Hence, less bus routes in Springfield.
D
Buses in Springfield run more frequently and on longer routes than in Rorchester.
Springfield indeed has less bus routes, but the routes it does have are more robust. Springfield doesn’t need more bus routes to match its transit demand—its existing routes can handle high passenger traffic.
E
Springfield has a larger population than Rorchester does.
This only intensifies the stimulus—Springfield now has even less bus routes per person. We need to know why Springfield has less bus routes to begin with, which this answer choice doesn’t explain.

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