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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Bus route 7 runs every 10 minutes and carries 4,000 passengers a day. - Bus route 12 runs every 30 minutes and carries 900 passengers a day. - Both routes are about the same length. - The council can afford to make one route more frequent. The student wants to argue that route 12 should be made more frequent, using the comparison.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Route 7, which runs every 10 minutes, carries 4,000 passengers a day, while route 12, of similar length but running only every 30 minutes, carries 900; making route 12 more frequent could lift its use.Correct
  2. B. Route 7 carries 4,000 passengers a day.
  3. C. Route 12 runs every 30 minutes.
  4. D. Both routes are about the same length.

Answer: A. Route 7, which runs every 10 minutes, carries 4,000 passengers a day, while route 12, of similar length but running only every 30 minutes, carries 900; making route 12 more frequent could lift its use.

The comparison, and the argument drawn from it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Route 7 carries 4,000 passengers a day.
One route only.
C. Route 12 runs every 30 minutes.
One fact, no argument.
D. Both routes are about the same length.
No frequencies or passengers.

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