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A city's bus fleet and its annual bus passengers:
2016: 200 buses, 30 million passengers
2018: 200 buses, 34 million passengers
2020: 205 buses, 22 million passengers
2022: 205 buses, 36 million passengers
Which statement is best supported by the data?
- A. Passenger numbers dipped sharply in 2020 and recovered above their earlier level by 2022, while the fleet barely changed.Correct
- B. The fleet grew in step with passenger numbers.
- C. Passenger numbers rose in every period shown.
- D. The fleet was largest in 2016.
Answer: A. Passenger numbers dipped sharply in 2020 and recovered above their earlier level by 2022, while the fleet barely changed.
Passengers: 30 → 34 → 22 → 36 million — a dip and a recovery beyond the earlier peak. Buses: 200, 200, 205, 205.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The fleet grew in step with passenger numbers.
- The fleet added 5 buses while passengers swung by millions.
- C. Passenger numbers rose in every period shown.
- 2020 was a fall.
- D. The fleet was largest in 2016.
- The fleet was 200 in 2016 and 205 later.
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