We are looking for the answer that conflicts with the information in the passage.
The passage sets forth the following facts about injuries that occur on the slopes of ski resorts:
1950: 9 injuries per 1,000 skiers 1980: 3 injuries per 1,000 skiers
Clearly, a skier was more likely to be injured on the slopes in 1950 (i.e. 9/1000) than in 1980 (i.e. 3/1000).
(B) states, "A skier was less likely to be injured on the slopes in 1950 than in 1980," which clearly conflicts with the information in the passage. As such, (B) is the correct answer.
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MGN2014August 24, 2014
Is it not A because it says "ski injuries" as opposed to "ski related injuries"
NazAugust 26, 2014
Answer choice (A) states: "The number of ski injuries that occurred on the slopes was greater in 1980 than in 1950."
We have not been given any specific NUMBER of ski injuries that occurred in 1950 or 1980. We merely know that the RATE at which injuries occurred in 1950 was 9 injuries per 1,000 skiers and in 1980 it was 3 injuries per 1,000 skiers. Neither do we know the exact number of skiers in each year, nor do we know the exact number of injuries.
For instance, since we have no specific information, there could have only been 1000 skiers in 1950, meaning that there were 9 injuries total, while there could have been 4,000 skiers in 1980, meaning there were 12 injuries total.
In this case, the number of ski injuries occurring on the slopes in 1980 could have been greater than in 1950. So answer choice (A) does not necessarily have to go against the information in the passage.
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Julie-VJune 21, 2019
I was wondering how you would determine which information to use to answer the question since there are two sets of numbers given in the stimulus: the rates of injuries on the slopes and the percentage of off slope related injuries. This same stimulus was used for another question and there the focus was on the percentages and what can be inferred from it, so maybe it was a mistake to base my judgement off of that. Nonetheless I still tripped up so any help would be greatly appreciated!
