Conclusion - That claim (this shift of popping popcorn in canola oil rather than in coconut oil has hurt popcorn sales) is false (so the truth is that popcorn sales haven't gonedown) . The author shares a premise as to why he/she feels that the claim is false because the chain has, in fact, sold more popcorn as per their sales.
Scope - the scope of the argument is limited to the shift, chain saying we lost POPCORN sales, and the author saying no, you haven't.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument against Moviemania’s claim?
(A) Total sales of all refreshments at Moviemania’s movie theaters increased by less than 5 percent last year. -[highlight] "All refreshments" is a bit more confusing than "all other refreshments," but that's where GMAT needs us to apply our maths learnings. The author says that the popcorn sales increased by 5% per the Moviemania sales. Now, if the overall refreshment sales (including popcorn) are
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Scope - the scope of the argument is limited to the shift, chain saying we lost POPCORN sales, and the author saying no, you haven't.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument against Moviemania’s claim?
(A) Total sales of all refreshments at Moviemania’s movie theaters increased by less than 5 percent last year. -[highlight] "All refreshments" is a bit more confusing than "all other refreshments," but that's where GMAT needs us to apply our maths learnings. The author says that the popcorn sales increased by 5% per the Moviemania sales. Now, if the overall refreshment sales (including popcorn) are
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Statistics : Posted by ramandhiman • on 28 Aug 2007, 05:19 • Replies 34 • Views 39737
