Practice mode Critical Reasoning

Passage: A survey of 200 commuters found that 120 travel by bus, 50 by train and the rest walk. Each commuter uses only one way of travelling. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

Correct answer A. 30 of the commuters surveyed walk

Explanation

200 minus 120 bus users minus 50 train users leaves 30 walkers. The survey cannot speak for the whole country, and train users are a quarter, not half.

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Passage: A survey of 200 commuters found that 120 travel by bus, 50 by train and the rest walk. Each commuter uses only one way of travelling. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

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Passage: A survey of 200 commuters found that 120 travel by bus, 50 by train and the rest walk. Each commuter uses only one way of travelling. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

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