November 17, 2009

Homework #29

Six months ago, a blight destroyed the cattle population in the town of Cebra, destroying the town's beef supply. Since that time, the only meat available to eat in Cebra has been poultry, fish, lamb and pork.

If the above statements are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of those statements?

A. Villagers in the town of Cebra consume only beef raised by Cebra farmers.

B. Cebra villagers like lamb and poultry better than beef.

C. The town of Cebra has not imported any beef from other towns in the past six months.

D. Most of the residents of Cebra are meat eaters.

E. Before the blight occurred, Cebra villagers ate more beef than any other type of meat.