Information and IdeasEasy–MediumEvidence that a new timetable reduced lateness
Information and Ideas practice question
A bus company claims that its new timetable has made the number 8 bus more punctual.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. Since the new timetable began, 92 percent of number 8 buses have arrived within five minutes of the scheduled time, compared with 70 percent before.Correct
- B. The new timetable is printed in larger type.
- C. The number 8 bus is popular with shoppers.
- D. The company has bought three new buses.
Answer: A. Since the new timetable began, 92 percent of number 8 buses have arrived within five minutes of the scheduled time, compared with 70 percent before.
Punctuality up.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The new timetable is printed in larger type.
- Type size is not punctuality.
- C. The number 8 bus is popular with shoppers.
- Popularity is not punctuality.
- D. The company has bought three new buses.
- New buses are not evidence about the timetable.
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