PT141.S2.Q1

PrepTest 141 - Section 2 - Question 1

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Editorial: The city has chosen a contractor to upgrade the heating systems in public buildings. Only 40 percent of the technicians employed by this contractor are certified by the Heating Technicians Association. So the city selected a contractor 60 percent of whose technicians are unqualified, which is an outrage.

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1.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument in the editorial?

a

Certified technicians receive higher pay than uncertified technicians.

b

There are no contractors with fewer than 40 percent of their technicians certified.

c

Technicians who lack certification are not qualified technicians.

d

Qualified technicians installed the heating systems to be upgraded.

e

The contractor hired by the city has personal ties to city officials.

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