September 1995 LSAT Section 2 Question 20

Students from outside the province of Markland, who in any given academic year pay twice as much tuition each as do s...

AndrewArabie on October 26, 2022

Amount vs Percent

Is there ever a situation on the LSAT where you can make a proportional or percentage claim while only having been provided absolute totals or vice versa? Or is it the case that when the stimulus presents percentages/proportions you can discount any inferential MBT choice that deals with absolute totals and vice versa?

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Emil-Kunkin on October 27, 2022

Generally I would say no you cannot infer a claim about absolute from proportions or visa versa, with the possible exception that those could be used to support another inference about a separate but related topic.

AndrewArabie on October 29, 2022

Thank you Emil