Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Although the domestic markets for cigarettes in America in the 1990s was greatly reduced due to bans on advertising, smoking in public places and health warnings, American tobacco companies were showing a higher profit.
Hypothesis: American tobacco companies did not show profit loss during the 1990s.
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Answer:
Yes

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors speculated when the Federal Reserve might curb its stimulus measures. Based on the latest available data, rhe Dow Jones industrial average was down 113.73 points, or 0.74 percent, at 15,337.28. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 8.82 points, or 0.52 percent, at 1,685.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 15.17 points, or 0.41 percent, at 3,669.27.
Hypothesis: the Federal Reserve might curb its stimulus measures at the same time the U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday
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Answer:
Yes

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

INSIGHT-Investors rush to develop rental housing as Chinese home prices surge HONG KONG, May 5 China's sky-high apartment prices and its footloose generation of millennials are fuelling demand for rental apartments, driving investment by foreign private equity funds and Chinese real estate developers.
Hypothesis: More rental apartments are being built in China than new houses because of the surge in house prices.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say