Thomas, a high school senior from State A, expressed an interest in attending Edison State College, which is located in State A. After a little research, Thomas's parents discovered that children of residents of State B pay substantially less for tuition at Edison State than do children of out-of-state residents. Using this information, Thomas's parents decided to move to State A. And when Thomas enrolled at Edison State the following fall, his parents' in-state status allowed them to save a lot of money on their tuition payments. We can conclude from the information in the passage that