The Government has urged all citizens to use potable water carefully due to a severe shortage in supply. Excessive usage could cause a significant scarcity in the coming months.

Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the above statement?
(An assumption is something that is taken for granted or supposed.)

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The Government has urged all citizens to use potable water carefully due to a severe shortage in supply. Excessive usage could cause a significant scarcity in the coming months.

Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the above statement?
(An assumption is something that is taken for granted or supposed.)

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**Solution:**

1. The Government's appeal is based on the premise that water usage needs to be controlled to avoid future scarcity.

2. An implicit assumption is something that must be true for the statement to hold or make sense.

3. Option (d) suggests that many people will respond positively to the appeal, which is necessary for the appeal to have any effect.

4. Other options either state possibilities that are not assumed by the statement or are unrelated to the appeal's effectiveness.

5. Hence, the assumption that a significant number of people will heed the appeal and help mitigate the crisis is implicit.

**Answer:** Option (d)

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