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sectan wrote:

GMATNinjaTwo wrote:
Histonecold , goodquestion!

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I have a query regarding the last question in this series.

We are asked about the ability of the researchers in the line 18.

The passage clearly indicates and even mentions -> They were able to predict the timing but not the magnitude." indistinguishable from other minor tremors that occur"

I am still convinced that the OA should be A.

What am i missing.?

P.S-> I have seen the other replies.

without largeearthquakes.

Imagine that the researchers recorded 100 large earthquakes of various magnitudes during their study and that nearly all of those large earthquakes were preceded by minor tremors. This might lead us to expect any minor tremor to be followed by a large earthquake, even though we might not know exactly how large that "large" earthquake will be. Thus, choice A is tempting.

Now consider the final fact given in line 23: "these foreshocks... are indistinguishable from other minor tremors that occur
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Statistics : Posted by GMATNinja • on 29 Jul 2016, 03:13 • Replies 63 • Views 61126



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