Statement: Class 9 students of Riverside School have complained that the drinking-water cooler on the second floor has been giving warm water for a week.
Courses of action:
I. Students should be told to bring water from home for the rest of the year.
II. The school should get the water cooler repaired.
Which courses of action follow?

Only I followsCorrect answerYour answerOnly II followsCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II followsCorrect answerYour answerBoth I and II followCorrect answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

I does not follow: it shifts the problem onto students for a whole year instead of fixing a machine fault that has lasted a week.
II follows: a cooler that gives warm water needs repair, and repairing it solves the complaint.
So only II follows.

Concept: Fixing the cause of a complaint
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

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