<22{6[1(01)]}> Arthur: The solutions to most mystery novels I read are not believable. However, my enjoyment of a mystery novel depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters.
Norton: Roughly 80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good since I do not enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions.
Which one of the following can be inferred from the speakers’ statements above? (Points : 1)
Arthur does not enjoy mystery novels with believable solutions.
Norton enjoys most mystery novels he reads.
Arthur and Norton have not read any of the same mystery novels.
Norton does not enjoy some novels he reads.
leaning toeard: Norton enjoys most mystery novels he reads.
Right!
we were wrong...Norton does not enjoy some novels he reads.
Hmm! I disagree with the answer. It could be either enjoys most or doesn't enjoy some.
80% is "most."
From which school do these questions come?
To me, both answers are correct. They are not mutually exclusive.
Norton enjoys most mystery novels he reads. It's Irrelevant if he enjoys the novel. 80% = the closest to 100% = enjoyment.
11{5[1(01)57]}> Arthur: The solutions to most mystery novels I read are not believable. However, my enjoyment of a mystery novel depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters.
Norton: Roughly 80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good since I do not enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions.
The speakers above
Disagree on wheather a believable solution is required for the enjoyment of a mystery novel.
To infer the answer to this question, we need to analyze the statements made by Arthur and Norton.
From Arthur's statement, we can infer that he does not consider the solutions to most mystery novels he reads as believable. However, he mentions that his enjoyment of a mystery novel depends on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters. This implies that Arthur can still enjoy a mystery novel even if it does have believable solutions.
Norton, on the other hand, states that roughly 80% of the mystery novels he reads have believable solutions. He also mentions that he does not enjoy mystery novels that do not have believable solutions. Based on this information, we can infer that Norton enjoys most mystery novels he reads, as he specifically mentions that he likes when the solutions are believable.
Therefore, out of the given options, the one that can be inferred from the speakers' statements is that Norton enjoys most mystery novels he reads.