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A shopkeeper says: 'Every item in my front window is on offer this week, and nothing in the front window costs more than three hundred rupees.' Which of the following could be true, but is not guaranteed to be true, on the basis of that statement alone?

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  • AA shirt priced at four hundred rupees is on offer this week
  • BAn item priced at three hundred and fifty rupees stands in the front window
  • CAn item in the front window that is on offer costs no more than three hundred rupees
  • DThere is an item in the front window that is not on offer this week

Step-by-Step Solution

The shopkeeper says every window item is on offer, not that only window items are on offer. A four-hundred-rupee shirt cannot be in the window, but it may perfectly well be on offer elsewhere in the shop - so this could be true without being forced. The second and fourth options contradict the statement outright, and the third is guaranteed by it rather than merely possible.
Answer: A) A shirt priced at four hundred rupees is on offer this week

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