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Any good garden compost GGC → SDF may appropriately be used for soil drainage and fertility.
The best compost is 40 to BC → 40-60% + DB 60 percent organic matter and is dark brown in color.
However, compost that SA → ~SDF emits a strong ammonia SA → ~D smell should not be used for drainage and fertility, for that smell means that the organic matter has not sufficiently decomposed.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
Compost that is 80 percent
The statements do not indicate that there is a relationship between the percent of organic material and the level of decomposition.
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If compost is less than
While compost that is less than 40 percent organic matters is not the best compost, that does not imply that it will make soil less fertile and will worsen soil damage.
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If compost is 50 percent
This reverses the SDF ? GGC first statement.
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In the best garden compost,
The statements do not indicate that organic matter is completely decomposed.
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Compost that is dark brown
Why this is right
This follows from the first SA ? ~SDF and third statements. ~SDF ? ~GGC ? SA ? ~GGC
Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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