GRE Question of the Day (May 26th)

Verbal

Every member of the Progress party in a certain city council voted against appropriating funds to build a new bridge. All city council members voted on the bridge-appropriation issue. A simple majority of votes was needed to pass the bill.

Which of the following statements, if true, would provide sufficient information to tell whether or not the bridge appropriation bill passed?

(A) The Progress party holds a majority of seats on the city council.
(B) Less than half of the members of the other parties all taken together voted against the bridge appropriation.
(C) No other council members voted against the bridge appropriation.
(D) Three-fourths of the votes cast against the appropriation were by members of the Progress party.
(E) Every member of the city council is either a member of the Popular party or a member of the Progress party.

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