CR: Fiction books

[nverma]

In the state of michigan, from 1980 to 1989, total spending on books purchased from all the sources increased by 34%. But during the same period, spending on fiction books, most of which were purchased from bookstores selling only new books, grew by 16 %.

Which of the following statements about the period mentioned is best supported by the statements above?

a) Spending on non-fiction books increased by 34% percent.
b) Shoppers were more likely to buy fiction books when they went to a bookstore than they were to buy non-fiction.
c) The prices of books purchased at book-stores are higher than those of books purchased elsewhere
d) Individual spending on the books increased, while inistitutional spending decreased.

Please do give explanation of thy preferences..
e)The number of people who bought books from secondhand bookstores increased during this period.

[xperience]

Originally Posted by nverma

In the state of michigan, from 1980 to 1989, total spending on books purchased from all the sources increased by 34%. But during the same period, spending on fiction books, most of which were purchased from bookstores selling only new books, grew by 16 %.

Which of the following statements about the period mentioned is best supported by the statements above?

a) Spending on non-fiction books increased by 34% percent.
b) Shoppers were more likely to buy fiction books when they went to a bookstore than they were to buy non-fiction.
c) The prices of books purchased at book-stores are higher than those of books purchased elsewhere
d) Individual spending on the books increased, while inistitutional spending decreased.
e)The number of people who bought books from secondhand bookstores increased during this period.
Please do give explanation of thy preferences..

The answer should be (E)

Spending on books increased by 34% but spending on books in bookstores increase only 16%, So we need to find out the reason for the discrepancy

(A) - Increased spending does not help explain anything here. it's irrelevant
(B) - Fiction or non-fiction is not the crux of the debate here. We are interested in variance of spending percentages not the classification of books sold.
(C) - Prices again do not help resolve the apparant discrepancy
(D) - Even if individual spending increased, we are not sure how much it increased or how much the institutional spending decreased. Hence we cannot conclude anything.

hence corrct option is E

PS: This question is taken from OG if I am not wrong.

Cheers..!

[arindambanerji]

I dont agree with E

How can we say that the number increased from second hand stores. This is only mentioned about the Fiction books, we dont have any information about the Non-fiction books.

It is possible that fictional books purchased from book store were less as compared to those purchased from second hand store but we cant say the same for the Non fictional books.


confused... please post the explanation with the OA?

[3Gs]

I agree with arindambanerji.........none of the choice looks proper...? if anything misquoted....?

[npalani07]

Passage says nothing abt "the number of people" spending on books.
But (E) talks abt no. of Earthlings.

e)The number of people who bought books from secondhand bookstores increased during this period.

So I dont agree with "E" as well.

[junoon]

OA is A.
B. Out of scope- talks abt books whereas the question is focused on spending.
C. Out of scope- talks abt prices whereas the question is focused on spending.
D. Out of scope
E. Out of scope- there is no mention of people in the question, it only mentions spending

[Meggieski]

How it it A? You cannot assume that if you don't purchase fiction, you purchase non-fiction? There could be another genre.

Where did this come from? Just curious?

[nverma]

Originally Posted by nverma

In the state of michigan, from 1980 to 1989, total spending on books purchased from all the sources increased by 34%. But during the same period, spending on fiction books, most of which were purchased from bookstores selling only new books, grew by 16 %.

Which of the following statements about the period mentioned is best supported by the statements above?

a) Spending on non-fiction books increased by 34% percent.
b) Shoppers were more likely to buy fiction books when they went to a bookstore than they were to buy non-fiction.
c) The prices of books purchased at book-stores are higher than those of books purchased elsewhere
d) Individual spending on the books increased, while inistitutional spending decreased.

Please do give explanation of thy preferences..
e)The number of people who bought books from secondhand bookstores increased during this period.

Guys...

The OA is A.

But i don't agree with the OA, as what Meggieski has said is valid..

[finesa17]

IMO A

This is an inference question and not resolve the paradox question as replied eariler.

Books are here divided in two groups: fiction and not fiction

Argument says that total spending on books incresed by 34%, while spending on fiction books increased by only 16%.

From this it follows 34% increase in spending on all books is more contributed by non fiction books.

My remark on answer choice A is that it says that spending on non fiction books iis ncreased by fixed percentage of 34%. My preferance would be if it said that spending increased by at least 34%.

[nverma]

Originally Posted by finesa17

IMO A

This is an inference question and not resolve the paradox question as replied eariler.

Books are here divided in two groups: fiction and not fiction

Argument says that total spending on books incresed by 34%, while spending on fiction books increased by only 16%.

From this it follows 34% increase in spending on all books is more contributed by non fiction books.

My remark on answer choice A is that it says that spending on non fiction books iis ncreased by fixed percentage of 34%. My preferance would be if it said that spending increased by at least 34%.

Hi Finesa17

Can u help me understand, how you concluded that "here books are divided in two categories".