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

Over a course of days, the bank went from apparent strength to bankruptcy. Barings was Britain's oldest merchant bank. It had financed the Napoleonic wars, the Louisiana purchase, and the Erie Canal. Barings was the Queen's bank.
Hypothesis: Barings was Britain's youngest bank
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Answer:
No


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

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A water main break has caused a Kalamazoo street to be closed Friday, Jan. 12. Solon Street between West Main Street and Santos Avenue is closed, according to a news release from the city. Motorists should seek an alternate route. A detour has been posted. Boil water advisory for East Cork and Harvard Streets in Kalamazoo
Hypothesis: a kalamazoo street is open 
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Answer:
No


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

Lichtervelde is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde. On January 1, 2006 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 25.93 km² which gives a population density of 324 inhabitants per km². The church is 64 m high. In this town the inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele was born.
Hypothesis: On January 1st, 2006, Lichtervelde was the only town in the municipality of Lichtervelde
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Answer:

Yes