In 2025, Apex Motors produced 10,000 electric vehicles, all of which were manufactured at its main manufacturing plant in City X. In that same year, 30 percent of the electric vehicles produced by Apex Motors were exported to international markets, while the remainder were sold domestically.
Which of the following statements can be properly inferred from the information provided above?
- Apex Motors sold exactly 7,000 electric vehicles domestically in 2025.Answer
- BApex Motors will increase its total production of electric vehicles in 2026.
- CDomestic market demand for Apex Motors' electric vehicles was higher than international demand in 2025.
- DApex Motors manufactured 3,000 electric vehicles at plants located outside City X in 2025.
- EInternational sales generated higher total profit for Apex Motors than domestic sales in 2025.
Answer
Apex Motors sold exactly 7,000 electric vehicles domestically in 2025.
The passage establishes that Apex Motors produced 10,000 electric vehicles, 30 percent of which were exported and the remainder (70 percent) were sold domestically. Calculating 70 percent of 10,000 yields exactly 7,000 vehicles sold domestically. Therefore, this statement must be strictly true based solely on the provided premises.
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Distinguishing mathematical/deductive inferences from unstated assumptions and speculative claims