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标题: LSAT-20-3-3 [打印本页]

作者: valarie    时间: 2004-8-17 05:47
标题: LSAT-20-3-3

3.     During 1991 the number of people in the town of Bayburg who received municipal food assistance doubled, even though the number of people in Bayburg whose incomes were low enough to qualify for such assistance remained unchanged.


Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?


(A) In 1990 the Bayburg Town Council debated whether or not to alter the eligibility requirements for the food assistance program but ultimately decided not to change them.


(B) In 1990 the Bayburg social service department estimated the number of people in Bayburg who might be eligible for the food assistance program and then informed the Bayburg Town Council of the total amount of assistance likely to be needed.


(C) During 1991 many residents of a nearby city lost their jobs and moved to Bayburg in search of work.


(D) During 1991 the number of applicants for food assistance in Bayburg who were rejected on the basis that their incomes were above the maximum allowable limit was approximately the same as it had been in 1990.E


(E) During 1991 Bayburg’s program of rent assistance for low-income tenants advertised widely and then informed all applicants about other assistance programs for which they would be qualified.


Why E is the answer?



作者: ztlbox    时间: 2004-8-17 06:00
标题: LSAT-20-3-3
原来有一些够条件的人并没有申请食品补贴,可能是因为不知道,1991年因为宣传的原因,大把的人都知道可以申请这个东东,所以人数增加。
作者: Bensontuo    时间: 2019-7-31 15:07
valarie 发表于 2004-8-17 05:47
3.     During 1991 the number of people in the town of Bayburg who received muni ...

Spot the question type: Solve the discrepancy

Information

Numbers of people qualify for food stamps are the same Vs Number of people received food stamps doubled.

If the numbers of people be qualified are the same and the numbers of people received the food stamps doubled, then there must be true that either people who qualified before 91 " did not " fully applying for the food stamps or people who qualified before 91 " did not " know that they qualify.

E answer perfectly matches our prediction.




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