The Finance Committee consists of the treasurer and ___________ other members.

• A. two
• B. one
• C. three
• D. four

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is understanding how to read a statement that lists “the treasurer and X other members.” The number you fill in is the number of people besides the treasurer who are on the Finance Committee. If there are two other members, that means there are three people total: the treasurer plus those two. So the blank should be filled with two.

If you tried one, you’d be saying there are only two people total (the treasurer and one other), which doesn’t match the given structure. If you tried three or four, you’d be describing committees larger than what the sentence specifies.