Information and IdeasEasy–MediumComparing commute shares
Information and Ideas practice question
Commute mode shares in Halden City
Mode | 2018 | 2023
Driving | 68% | 61%
Public transit | 24% | 27%
Cycling | 4% | 8%
The planning office observed that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. cycling's share doubled, though it remained the smallest of the three modes.Correct
- B. cycling overtook driving as the most common mode.
- C. transit's share fell below cycling's by 2023.
- D. driving's share rose between the two years.
Answer: A. cycling's share doubled, though it remained the smallest of the three modes.
Cycling went from 4% to 8% — doubling — yet 8% is still below transit's 27% and driving's 61%.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cycling overtook driving as the most common mode.
- Driving's 61% still dwarfs cycling's 8%.
- C. transit's share fell below cycling's by 2023.
- Transit (27%) remains well above cycling (8%).
- D. driving's share rose between the two years.
- Driving fell from 68% to 61%.
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