Problem: Here is a premise:
In contrast, commercial companies encourage their managers to capture product design and manufacturing knowledge to identify and resolve problems early in development, before making significant increases in their investment.

Here is a hypothesis:
It is very easy for commercial companies to encourage their managers to capture product design and manufacturing knowledge to identify and resolve problems early in development.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
We developed a set of standard income tax questions about which citizens typically would call IRS, obtained IRS agreement on the correct answers to these questions, and then, on a probabilistic sampling basis, called IRS offices around the country to seek help.

Here is a hypothesis:
We never called a single IRS office.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
Assuming potential competitors are able to achieve the necessary level of efficiency, it then asks how much volume might they be able to capture and in which markets?

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They want to know how much they can sell in the markets.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Results so far are The Mets-Yankees series opener sold three times as many seats as the Padres-Angels series.

Here is a hypothesis:
Results so far show that the Mets-Yankees opener sold three times as much as the Padres-Angels, because more people live in New York.

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- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

Answer:
it is not possible to tell