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In 1980, 13 percent of the Arbican population moved from urban areas to suburban areas. This percentage steadily declined, until, in 1990, it reached 3 percent. If the statements above are true, all of the following statements concerning Arbicans between 1980 and 1990 could also be true EXCEPT:
Answer: Option D
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D
The Evidence: 11 percent of Arbicans moved from urban to suburban areas in 1980, and this percentage fell steadily until it was down to 3 percent in 1990. If the total population decreased, and the percentage moving from urban to suburban areas decreased, then the number of Arbicans moving couldn't remain the same; it would also have to decrease.
That while the percentage decreased, so too did the actual number (a), is consistent with the information we're given. That the population increased, along with the number moving, (b), is also possible. The population and the number moving decreasing (c), is fine.
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D
The Evidence: 11 percent of Arbicans moved from urban to suburban areas in 1980, and this percentage fell steadily until it was down to 3 percent in 1990. If the total population decreased, and the percentage moving from urban to suburban areas decreased, then the number of Arbicans moving couldn't remain the same; it would also have to decrease.
That while the percentage decreased, so too did the actual number (a), is consistent with the information we're given. That the population increased, along with the number moving, (b), is also possible. The population and the number moving decreasing (c), is fine.
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