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Difficulty: EasyStatement and Conclusions or Inferences

Read the following information carefully and evaluate the conclusions drawn from it.

First Statement: Every digital transaction completed on the official municipal website qualifies for an instant 5% fee reduction.
Second Statement: Emma successfully completed her water bill payment digitally using the official municipal website.

Conclusion I: Emma received an instant 5% fee reduction on her water bill transaction.
Conclusion II: Emma prefers using the official municipal website over physical payment centers.

Which of the following options correctly identifies the valid conclusion?

  1. Only conclusion I followsAnswer
  2. B
    Only conclusion II follows
  3. C
    Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
  4. D
    Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Answer

Only conclusion I follows
The correct option correctly identifies that only the first conclusion is a valid inference. The premises state that all digital transactions on the municipal site get a discount, and Emma performed exactly that type of transaction. Therefore, she logically received the discount. The second conclusion regarding her overall preferences cannot be proven from the text.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the first statement for established rules or premises.
The rule is that a digital transaction made on the official municipal website leads to a 5% fee reduction.
Identifying the baseline condition is necessary for logical deduction.
2
Analyze the second statement to see if it triggers the rule from the first statement.
Emma's payment met the exact conditions: it was a digital transaction, and it was done on the official municipal website.
This confirms whether the conditions for the deduction have been met.
3
Evaluate Conclusion I based on the findings from steps 1 and 2.
Because Emma met the conditions, she must receive the 5% reduction. Conclusion I logically follows.
Direct application of the established rule (Modus Ponens).
4
Evaluate Conclusion II based strictly on the provided text.
The text mentions nothing about Emma's preferences or how she pays other bills. Conclusion II does not follow.
Conclusions must be drawn only from the provided text, without inserting external assumptions.

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Statement and Conclusions or Inferences
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