62 LR Two Question 17

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g
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30 Game 1
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30 Game 2
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30 Game 3
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30 Game 4
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30 RC Passage 1
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30 RC Passage 2
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30 RC Passage 3
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30 RC Passage 4
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31 Game 1
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31 Game 2
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31 Game 3
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31 Game 4
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31 RC Passage 1
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31 RC Passage 2
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31 RC Passage 3
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31 RC Passage 4
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32 Game 1
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32 Game 2
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32 Game 3
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32 Game 4
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32 RC Passage 1
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32 RC Passage 2
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32 RC Passage 3
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32 RC Passage 4
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33 Game 1
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33 Game 2
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33 Game 3
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33 Game 4
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33 RC Passage 1
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33 RC Passage 2
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33 RC Passage 3
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33 RC Passage 4
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34 Game 1
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34 Game 2
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34 Game 3
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34 Game 4
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34 RC Passage 1
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34 RC Passage 2
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34 RC Passage 3
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34 RC Passage 4
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35 Game 1
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35 Game 2
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35 Game 3
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35 Game 4
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35 RC Passage 1
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35 RC Passage 2
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35 RC Passage 3
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35 RC Passage 4
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36 Game 1
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36 Game 2
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36 Game 3
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36 Game 4
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36 RC Passage 1
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36 RC Passage 2
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36 RC Passage 3
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36 RC Passage 4
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37 Game 1
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37 Game 2
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37 Game 3
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37 Game 4
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37 RC Passage 1
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37 RC Passage 2
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37 RC Passage 3
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37 RC Passage 4
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38 Game 1
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38 Game 2
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38 Game 3
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38 Game 4
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38 RC Passage 1
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38 RC Passage 2
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38 RC Passage 3
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38 RC Passage 4
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39 Game 1
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39 Game 2
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39 Game 3
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39 Game 4
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39 RC Passage 1
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39 RC Passage 2
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39 RC Passage 3
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39 RC Passage 4
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40 Game 1
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40 Game 2
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40 Game 3
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40 Game 4
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40 RC Passage 1
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40 RC Passage 2
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40 RC Passage 3
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40 RC Passage 4
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41 Game 1
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41 Game 2
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41 Game 3
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41 Game 4
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41 RC Passage 1
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41 RC Passage 2
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41 RC Passage 3
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41 RC Passage 4
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42 Game 1
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42 Game 2
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42 Game 3
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42 Game 4
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42 RC Passage 1
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42 RC Passage 2
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42 RC Passage 3
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42 RC Passage 4
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43 Game 1
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43 Game 2
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43 Game 3
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43 Game 4
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43 RC Passage 1
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43 RC Passage 2
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43 RC Passage 3
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43 RC Passage 4
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44 Game 1
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44 Game 2
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44 Game 3
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44 Game 4
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44 RC Passage 1
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44 RC Passage 2
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44 RC Passage 3
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44 RC Passage 4
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45 Game 1
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45 Game 2
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45 Game 3
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45 Game 4
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45 RC Passage 1
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45 RC Passage 2
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45 RC Passage 3
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45 RC Passage 4
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46 Game 1
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46 Game 2
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46 Game 3
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46 Game 4
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46 RC Passage 1
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46 RC Passage 2
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46 RC Passage 3
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46 RC Passage 4
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47 Game 1
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47 Game 2
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47 Game 3
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47 Game 4
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47 RC Passage 1
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47 RC Passage 2
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47 RC Passage 3
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47 RC Passage 4
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48 Game 1
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48 Game 2
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48 Game 3
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48 Game 4
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48 RC Passage 1
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48 RC Passage 2
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48 RC Passage 3
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48 RC Passage 4
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49 Game 1
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49 Game 2
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49 Game 3
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49 Game 4
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49 RC Passage 1
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49 RC Passage 2
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49 RC Passage 3
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49 RC Passage 4
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50 Game 1
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50 Game 2
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50 Game 3
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50 Game 4
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50 RC Passage 1
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50 RC Passage 2
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50 RC Passage 3
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50 RC Passage 4
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51 Game 1
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51 Game 2
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51 Game 3
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51 Game 4
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51 RC Passage 1
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51 RC Passage 2
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51 RC Passage 3
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51 RC Passage 4
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52 Game 1
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52 Game 2
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52 Game 3
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52 Game 4
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52 RC Passage 1
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52 RC Passage 2
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52 RC Passage 3
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52 RC Passage 4
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53 Game 1
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53 Game 2
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53 Game 3
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53 Game 4
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53 RC Passage 1
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53 RC Passage 2
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53 RC Passage 3
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53 RC Passage 4
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54 Game 1
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54 Game 2
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54 Game 3
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54 Game 4
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54 RC Passage 1
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54 RC Passage 2
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54 RC Passage 3
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54 RC Passage 4
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55 Game 1
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55 Game 2
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55 Game 3
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55 Game 4
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55 RC Passage 1
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55 RC Passage 2
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55 RC Passage 3
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55 RC Passage 4
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56 Game 1
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56 Game 2
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56 Game 3
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56 Game 4
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56 RC Passage 1
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56 RC Passage 2
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56 RC Passage 3
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56 RC Passage 4
g
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57 Game 1
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57 Game 2
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57 Game 3
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57 Game 4
rc
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57 RC Passage 1
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57 RC Passage 2
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57 RC Passage 3
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57 RC Passage 4
g
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58 Game 1
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58 Game 2
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58 Game 3
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58 Game 4
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58 RC Passage 1
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58 RC Passage 2
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58 RC Passage 3
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58 RC Passage 4
g
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59 Game 1
g
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59 Game 2
g
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59 Game 3
g
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59 Game 4
rc
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59 RC Passage 1
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59 RC Passage 2
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59 RC Passage 3
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59 RC Passage 4
g
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60 Game 1
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60 Game 2
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60 Game 3
g
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60 Game 4
rc
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60 RC Passage 1
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60 RC Passage 2
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60 RC Passage 3
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60 RC Passage 4
g
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61 Game 1
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61 Game 2
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61 Game 3
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61 Game 4
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61 RC Passage 1
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61 RC Passage 2
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61 RC Passage 3
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61 RC Passage 4
g
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62 Game 1
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62 Game 2
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62 Game 3
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62 Game 4
rc
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62 RC Passage 1
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62 RC Passage 2
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62 RC Passage 3
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62 RC Passage 4
g
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63 Game 1
g
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63 Game 2
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63 Game 3
g
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63 Game 4
rc
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63 RC Passage 1
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63 RC Passage 2
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63 RC Passage 3
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63 RC Passage 4
g
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64 Game 1
g
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64 Game 2
g
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64 Game 3
g
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64 Game 4
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64 RC Passage 1
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64 RC Passage 2
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64 RC Passage 3
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64 RC Passage 4
g
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65 Game 1
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65 Game 2
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65 Game 3
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65 Game 4
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65 RC Passage 1
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65 RC Passage 2
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65 RC Passage 3
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65 RC Passage 4
g
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70 Game 1
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70 Game 2
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70 Game 3
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70 Game 4
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70 RC Passage 1
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70 RC Passage 2
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70 RC Passage 3
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70 RC Passage 4
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71 Game 1
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71 Game 2
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71 Game 3
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71 Game 4
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71 RC Passage 1
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71 RC Passage 2
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71 RC Passage 3
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71 RC Passage 4
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72 Game 1
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72 Game 2
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72 Game 3
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72 Game 4
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72 RC Passage 1
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72 RC Passage 2
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72 RC Passage 3
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72 RC Passage 4
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73 Game 1
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73 Game 2
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73 Game 3
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73 Game 4
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73 RC Passage 1
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73 RC Passage 2
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73 RC Passage 3
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73 RC Passage 4
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74 Game 1
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74 Game 2
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74 Game 3
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74 Game 4
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75 Game 1
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75 Game 2
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75 Game 3
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75 Game 4
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75 RC Passage 1
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75 RC Passage 2
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75 RC Passage 3
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75 RC Passage 4
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76 Game 1
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76 Game 2
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76 Game 3
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76 Game 4
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76 RC Passage 1
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76 RC Passage 2
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76 RC Passage 3
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76 RC Passage 4
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77 Game 1
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77 Game 2
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77 Game 3
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77 Game 4
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77 RC Passage 1
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77 RC Passage 2
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77 RC Passage 3
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77 RC Passage 4
g
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78 Game 1
g
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78 Game 2
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78 Game 3
g
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78 Game 4
rc
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78 RC Passage 1
rc
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78 RC Passage 2
rc
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78 RC Passage 3
rc
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78 RC Passage 4
g
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79 Game 1
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79 Game 2
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79 Game 3
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79 Game 4
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79 RC Passage 1
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79 RC Passage 2
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79 RC Passage 3
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79 RC Passage 4
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80 Game 1
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80 Game 2
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80 Game 3
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80 Game 4
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80 RC Passage 1
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80 RC Passage 2
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80 RC Passage 3
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80 RC Passage 4
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81 Game 1
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81 Game 2
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81 Game 3
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81 Game 4
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81 RC Passage 1
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81 RC Passage 2
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81 RC Passage 3
rc
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81 RC Passage 4
g
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82 Game 1
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82 Game 2
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82 Game 3
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82 Game 4
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82 RC Passage 1
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82 RC Passage 2
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82 RC Passage 3
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82 RC Passage 4
g
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83 Game 1
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83 Game 2
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83 Game 3
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83 Game 4
rc
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83 RC Passage 1
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83 RC Passage 2
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83 RC Passage 3
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83 RC Passage 4
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84 Game 1
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84 Game 2
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84 Game 3
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84 Game 4
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84 RC Passage 1
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84 RC Passage 2
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84 RC Passage 3
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84 RC Passage 4
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sec-1
89 Game 1
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89 Game 2
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89 Game 3
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89 Game 4
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89 RC Passage 1
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89 RC Passage 2
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89 RC Passage 3
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89 RC Passage 4

Comments

jalb's picture

When addressing answer choice E you say that the ones in the shorter study smoked more, but the answer choice makes no mention of the shorter study, or am I missing something?

"In the 24-year study, the percentage of the subjects who had a high intake of beta-carotene-rich foods who smoked cigarettes was much smaller than the percentage of the subjects with a low intake of beta-carotene foods who smoked."

I've read it over and over again and I really don't see how the other study is in that answer choice so I ultimately chose E because it only focused on one of the studies and in my mind didn't explain the discrepancy.

How do I eliminate answer choice E in this situation?

majorgeneraldave's picture

Ugh.

It's not you, IT'S ME. 

I screwed up, and I apologize for the resulting frustration you may have felt!

I've re-watched this video, and I'm not certain what I was thinking there, but I think what happened is that as I read (E) I misread the last bit ("subjects with a low intake of foods") as though it said "subjects taking beta-carotene supplements." The actual comparison in (E) is not between the long-study and the short-study, but only within the long-study. And in that group, the comparison is that those who ate less beta-carotene food smoked more. 

IN this way (E) explains why there was a discrepancy—beta-carotene doesn't do anything (as shown by the short-study); in the long-study it just looked like it did something because the smokers were skewing the results.

[And that, for those of you keeping score at home, is yet another way you can tell I'm a giant human dummy, and not an awesome LSAT cyborg.]

jalb's picture

Perfect!

That easily eliminates E. Thank you!

majorgeneraldave's picture

yes

mkhidoya's picture

You explained it perfectly in your comment why (E) is not the choice. However, could you please lead me through your thought process on how did you come to the realization that if E is true then the 24-year study was just screwed and this explains? Because I could not have come to this without your explanation. I chose (D) because it did absolutely nothing.

majorgeneraldave's picture

If (E) is true, then beta-carotene doesn't do anything (as shown by the short-study); in the long-study it just looked like it did something because the smokers were skewing the results.