Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Nitrogen, an essential nutrient that all plants use to make protein, occurs naturally in the soil and can be supplemented with fertilizer. Even though the corn and tomato plants in Sunshine Farm received the same amount of nitrogen fertilizer, the tomato plants did not produce fruit, while the corn plants thrived. This fact, however, does not mean that the tomato plants’ soil was deficient, because _______.

Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?

Although chocolate milk contains fewer added sugars than other items consumed on school grounds, such as vending machine candy, its impact on student health is possibly more deleterious because of its inclusion in government funded free-or-reduced breakfast and lunch programs. Because the consumption of added sugars is known to cause long-term health problems, it has recently been proposed that chocolate milk be unilaterally banned from schools in this district. This proposal, however, should not be adopted, because _______.

The recent decline in gas prices was generally expected to lead to a drastic decrease in demand for flights, based on the assumption that people have a limited amount of vacation time and would choose to spend it on road trips rather than airline travel. This assumption, however, is clearly false: A recent telephone survey revealed that a large majority of people who reported an increase in driving over the past year also reported no change in the number of flights they took during that same time period.

Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in order to evaluate the argument?

The population of the town of Carsonville is prone to anolymnia, a mild illness caused by tick bites. The population of Carsonville is expected to increase by 30 percent over the next three years. The local pharmacy intends to increase the purchase of anolymnia medication by only 10 percent during that time. The pharmacist predicts that this increase will be enough to ensure that the incidence of the disease does not increase. Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest evidence for the pharmacist’s prediction?

According to the passage, prolonged warm periods lead to increased winter precipitation when

Each of the letters in the table above can have a value of 1, 2, or 3. Each row can only have exactly one of each of these numbers, and the same is true for each column. What is the value of ?

(1)

(2)

The graph above represents three different main methods of exercise for members of Gym (running, lifting weights, or exercise classes) in 2000 and 2010. In 2010, the members who run as their main method of exercising represents what percentage of all members of Gym at the time?

(1) The total number of members that weight lift as their main exercise decreased by 300 members from 2000 to 2010.

(2) All members of Gym are represented in the graph for the relevant years.

The graph above represents three different types of items sold at Store (pants, shirts, and shoes) in month and month . In month , the number of shirts sold is what percentage of all items sold at Store at the time?

(1) Store only sells pants, shirts, and shoes.

(2) Together, all pants and shoes account for 62% of the items sold at Store in month .

The graph above shows the percentage of students who take various modes of transportation to/from school for each grade at Fairmount Middle School. If there are 200 6th graders, 300 7th graders, and 200 8th graders, how many students in total take the bus to/from school?

Jericho, a 2006 post-apocalyptic drama, is centered around the struggle of the citizens of a small town to survive in a time when little water or resources exist.

At a city council meeting, one attendee is to be selected at random to be a tiebreaker. What is the probability that the person chosen is retired?

1. One-third of the attendees are retired.
2. Twenty-four of the attendees are not retired.

A right triangle has two legs of equal length. What is the triangle's perimeter in meters?

(1) The area of the triangle is 3 square meters.

(2) The hypotenuse of the triangle measures 3 meters.

A bag holds 12 balls, each of which is colored white, black, gray, or green. If a person is to select a ball randomly from the bag, is the probability less than that the ball selected will be either white or green?

1. The probability that the person will select a gray ball is .
2. The probability that the person will select a green ball is .

At a city council meeting, one attendee is to be selected at random to be a tiebreaker. What is the probability that the person chosen is retired?

1. One-third of the attendees are retired.
2. Twenty-four of the attendees are not retired.

If is an integer greater than zero, then is

Is the positive integer  a multiple of 18?

(1)  is a multiple of 6.

(2)  is a multiple of 9.

What is the value of ?

(1)

(2)

denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to . Is ?

(1)

(2)

A recently unearthed sculpture appears to be the work of either the ancient Greek sculptor Achermus, who lived in Chios, or Leochares of Athens, whose sculptures sometimes resembled those of Achermus. Analysis of the sculpture reveals that it is made of a marble quarried near Chios; the marble found near Athens is a different color. Thus, the sculpture was probably made by Achermus.

Which of the following is an assumption that the argument requires?

Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?

Too much fishing effort leads to excessively high catches, labeled “overfishing” when annual volumes exceed ecologically sustainable levels. In order to bring total catch down to an ecologically sustainable level, authorities propose to introduce Total Allowable Catches (TACs), a quota on the number of fish a boat can bring in. This proposal, however, is ill conceived, since _______.