Information and IdeasMediumReading a table of a bus route's punctuality by hour
Information and Ideas practice question
Buses on route 5 arriving on time, by hour
Hour | Buses | On time
7 to 8 am | 12 | 6
10 to 11 am | 12 | 11
5 to 6 pm | 12 | 5
A passenger notes that punctuality is worst at the busiest times: ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. only 6 of 12 buses were on time between 7 and 8 am, and 5 of 12 between 5 and 6 pm, against 11 of 12 mid-morning.Correct
- B. 12 buses run in each hour.
- C. 11 of 12 buses were on time between 10 and 11 am.
- D. 6 buses were on time between 7 and 8 am.
Answer: A. only 6 of 12 buses were on time between 7 and 8 am, and 5 of 12 between 5 and 6 pm, against 11 of 12 mid-morning.
Rush hours low, mid-morning high.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 12 buses run in each hour.
- Equal counts, no comparison.
- C. 11 of 12 buses were on time between 10 and 11 am.
- The good hour alone.
- D. 6 buses were on time between 7 and 8 am.
- One hour alone.
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