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John just completed painting a chair red for a client. The client calls to know when will the chair be delivered to him. The technical manual states that it takes a maximum of 5 hours for a chair to dry. Sam, one of John's colleagues, tells him that the last time he painted a chair, it took 3 hours to dry. After the chair is ready, John must deliver it to the client. Depending on the traffic, it will take him 1-2 hours to deliver the chair. Choose the correct option based on the given information. John commits to deliver the chair within 5 hours. His argument is that last year, when he painted the same chair, the humidity was below 73% and the chair dried in 3 hours. Today, the humidity is lower still, at less than 68%. An assumption is given below. Mark 'Yes' if John's promise is supported by the assumption. Mark 'No' if the assumption dictates that John will not be able to fulfill his commitment. Mark 'Can't say' if nothing can be determined clearly by the assumption. Assumption: All factors other than the humidity on the two days (the present one and the one John is recalling) remained the same. OPTIONS Yes No Can't say

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John just completed painting a chair red for a client. The client calls to know when will the chair be delivered to him. The technical manual states that it takes a maximum of 5 hours for a chair to dry. Sam, one of John's colleagues, tells him that the last time he painted a chair, it took 3 hours to dry. After the chair is ready, John must deliver it to the client. Depending on the traffic, it will take him 1-2 hours to deliver the chair. Choose the correct option based on the given information. John commits to deliver the chair within 5 hours. His argument is that last year, when he painted the same chair, the humidity was below 73% and the chair dried in 3 hours. Today, the humidity is lower still, at less than 68%. An assumption is given below.

Mark 'Yes' if John's promise is supported by the assumption. Mark 'No' if the assumption dictates that John will not be able to fulfill his commitment. Mark 'Can't say' if nothing can be determined clearly by the assumption.

Assumption: All factors other than the humidity on the two days (the present one and the one John is recalling) remained the same. OPTIONS

Yes

No

Can't say

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Yes

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