On the basis of a decrease in the college-age population, many colleges now anticipate increasingly smaller freshman classes each year. Surprised by a 40 percent increase in qualified applicants over the previous year, however, administrators at Nice College now plan to hire more faculties for courses taken by all freshmen.
Which of the following statements about Nice College's current qualified applicants, if true, would strongly suggest that the administrators' plan is flawed?
The question asks to find the flaw in the conclusion. Since the question mentions the percent, the correct answer is typically associated with the number or the percentile