Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference from a mismatch
Information and Ideas practice question
The invoice for the roof repair lists 400 slates, but the roofer's own delivery note, found in the site skip, shows only 250 were delivered. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the customer was charged for more slates than were used.Correct
- B. the roofer used tiles instead of slates.
- C. the roof needed 400 slates.
- D. the delivery note is from a different job.
Answer: A. the customer was charged for more slates than were used.
Billed for 400, delivered 250: an overcharge.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the roofer used tiles instead of slates.
- Nothing suggests a change of material.
- C. the roof needed 400 slates.
- The invoice claims 400; the delivery shows 250 were actually supplied.
- D. the delivery note is from a different job.
- It was found in this job's skip; assuming another job is a stretch.
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