MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 31: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 31
4. Which of the following, according to the passage, may characterize the innumerate?
I. Inability to improve their understanding of numbers
II. Personalizing improbable but tragic outcomes
III. Inaccurate assessments of the probabilities of possible outcomes of medical procedures
- A. I only
- B. II only
- C. I and III
- D. II and III
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D This is an Inference/Roman numeral question.
I: False. This statement is too extreme. The last sentence of paragraph 1 states that students have often improved their feelings for numbers dramatically.
II: True. This is discussed in paragraph 4.
III: True. This paraphrases the findings of the recent study referenced in the last paragraph.