Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference from a repair pattern
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Every tyre the garage replaced last month came from the front left wheel of a car, and every one of those cars belonged to a resident of the same street, which has a sharp bend with a raised kerb on the left. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. residents are scraping their front left tyres on the kerb at the bend.Correct
- B. the garage sells faulty tyres.
- C. the street has no other bends.
- D. cars on the street are driven too little.
Answer: A. residents are scraping their front left tyres on the kerb at the bend.
One wheel, one street, one kerb on that side: the kerb is wearing the tyres.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the garage sells faulty tyres.
- The pattern follows the street and the wheel, not the tyre brand.
- C. the street has no other bends.
- Other bends are not discussed.
- D. cars on the street are driven too little.
- Worn tyres suggest use, not disuse.
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