Information and IdeasHardComparing two routes on two measures
Information and Ideas practice question
Two routes between home and work, driven in the same car:
Route A: 12 km, 25 minutes
Route B: 15 km, 20 minutes
A commuter claims that Route B is faster despite being longer. Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to support the claim?
- A. Route B takes 20 minutes to Route A's 25, even though it is 15 km long compared with Route A's 12.Correct
- B. Route B is 15 km long.
- C. Route A takes 25 minutes.
- D. Both routes take less than half an hour.
Answer: A. Route B takes 20 minutes to Route A's 25, even though it is 15 km long compared with Route A's 12.
The claim has two parts — faster AND longer — and choice A cites both measures for both routes.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Route B is 15 km long.
- Length alone, no time.
- C. Route A takes 25 minutes.
- One time, no comparison.
- D. Both routes take less than half an hour.
- True, but it doesn't compare the routes.
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