Khan observes that if flight 409 is cancelled, then the manager could not possibly arrive in the time for the meeting. But the flight was not cancelled. Therefore, Khan concludes, the manager will certainly be on time. Halima replies that even if Khan's premises are true, his argument is

$$\text{fallacious}$$

. And therefore, she adds, the manager will not arrive on time after all. Which of the following is the strongest thing that we can properly say about this discussion? Option 1: Halima is mistaken in thinking Khan's argument to be fallacious, and so her own conclusion is unwarranted. Option 2: Halima is right about Khan's argument, but nevertheless her own conclusion is unwarranted. Option 3: Since Halima is mistaken about Khan's argument, her own conclusion must be false. Option 4: Halima is right about Khan's argument, but nevertheless her own conclusion is false.

1.A store usually sells a certain item at 40% profit. In one week the store has a sale during which the item is sold at 10% less than the usual price. During the sale what is the profit the store makes on the item?

2.Monwar, Jasmin and Khairul had lunch together. Khairul's meal cost 50% more than Jasmin's meal, cost and Monwar's meals cost

3.Ms Zareen purchased stock for TK. 15,000 and I sold

4.The price of sugar increased by 10%. What percentage of consumption of sugar is to be reduced in order to keep the expenditure on sugar at the same level?

5.The sense of delayed gratification of working now for late pleasure has helped shape the economic behavior of our society. However, that sense is no longer nurtured as consistently in our children as it once was. For example, it used to be a bit of patience to put together the toys that children got inside the cereal boxes; now the toys come in whole. Which of the following is an assumption made by the argument? Option 1: The toys in the cereal boxes have changed partly because the economic conditions of our society have improved. Option 2: The influence of promotion of gimmicks has on the economic behavior of our society over time. Option 3: The toys that used to come in cereal boxes were put together by the same children who played with them. Option 4: Part of the pleasure of any toy lies in putting the toy together before playing with it.

6.The number of people diagnosed with dengue fever (which is contacted from the bite of an infected mosquito) in Bangladesh this year is twice the number diagnosed last year. The authorities have concluded that measures $\to control the mosquito population have failed in the$ region. All of the following, if true, would least doubt on the authorities^{\prime} conclusion EXCEPT ___

7.The committee on gender discrimination in the workplaces has highlighted Rainbow Company as a chief offender. Of the fifteen senior executives in the firm, only one is a woman. And of the thirty junior executives, only five are female. Rainbow could best defend itself against the charges by showing that

8.Which of the following is a full and accurate list of all packages which should be delivered last?

9.Torpedo could be delivered in all of the following positions except ____

10.If Thunder is delivered before Hurricane, which of the following must be true?

11.20% of 2 is equal to ¾

12.Which fraction among the following is the lowest?