Statement: A survey found that many senior citizens in Meghnagar find it hard to pay their electricity bills online, and the queues at the town's only bill-payment counter are long.
Courses of action:
I. The electricity board should open more bill-payment counters.
II. The electricity board should hold short help sessions to teach senior citizens how to pay online.
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 D

Correct answer: D

I follows: more counters shorten the queues for those who cannot pay online.
II follows: help sessions tackle the other half of the problem, the difficulty with paying online.
Both I and II follow, and they work well together.

Worth noting

When a statement names two linked problems, a course that fixes either one directly can follow.

Concept: Courses that address two parts of a problem
Typical timeTypical: 70 s
Your timeYours: —

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