Information and IdeasVery hardReading three routes with mixed changes
Information and Ideas practice question
Average weekday riders on three bus routes, in thousands:
Route 1: 14.2 in 2022, 12.8 in 2024
Route 2: 6.1 in 2022, 8.9 in 2024
Route 3: 9.5 in 2022, 9.6 in 2024
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Route 2 gained riders while Route 1 lost them, and Route 3 was nearly unchanged.Correct
- B. All three routes gained riders between 2022 and 2024.
- C. Route 1 remained the busiest route and gained riders.
- D. Route 3 grew more than either of the other routes.
Answer: A. Route 2 gained riders while Route 1 lost them, and Route 3 was nearly unchanged.
Route 1: 14.2 → 12.8, a loss. Route 2: 6.1 → 8.9, a gain. Route 3: 9.5 → 9.6, almost flat. Choice A describes all three correctly.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. All three routes gained riders between 2022 and 2024.
- Route 1 lost riders.
- C. Route 1 remained the busiest route and gained riders.
- Route 1 is still the busiest, but it LOST riders.
- D. Route 3 grew more than either of the other routes.
- Route 3 grew by 0.1; Route 2 grew by 2.8.
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