Reading comprehension. "The author concedes the method is imperfect but maintains it is the best available." The author's position is:
"Concedes… but maintains" is a classic concession structure: admit a weakness, then hold the position anyway. The argument after "but" is the author's real view.
Q8Quantitative
In a class of 40 students, the ratio of girls to boys is 3:5. How many girls are there?
The ratio has 3 + 5 = 8 parts, so one part is 40 ÷ 8 = 5 students. Girls are 3 parts: 3 × 5 = 15.