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The bakery's cinnamon rolls sell out by nine every Saturday, yet on weekdays a tray of them is usually still on the counter at closing time. This suggests that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. demand for the rolls is much higher on Saturdays than on weekdays.Correct
  2. B. the bakery bakes fewer rolls on Saturdays.
  3. C. the rolls taste better on Saturdays.
  4. D. the bakery is closed on weekdays.

Answer: A. demand for the rolls is much higher on Saturdays than on weekdays.

Sold out on Saturdays, left over on weekdays: more buyers on Saturdays.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the bakery bakes fewer rolls on Saturdays.
Fewer rolls would be a possible cause, but nothing in the text suggests it, while demand directly fits both facts.
C. the rolls taste better on Saturdays.
Taste isn't mentioned.
D. the bakery is closed on weekdays.
A tray on the counter at closing time means it is open.

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