Information and IdeasVery hardChoosing data that fit a claim about a mismatch
Information and Ideas practice question
A council recorded the number of parking spaces and the average number of cars looking for a space at peak time in three car parks.
Car park | Spaces | Cars seeking a space at peak
Station | 200 | 260
Market | 150 | 90
Riverside | 80 | 85
The council's report argues that the shortage is concentrated at the station rather than being town-wide, noting that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. the station is 60 spaces short at peak while the market has 60 to spare and Riverside is nearly balanced.Correct
- B. the station has 200 spaces.
- C. 260 cars seek a space at the station.
- D. Riverside has the fewest spaces.
Answer: A. the station is 60 spaces short at peak while the market has 60 to spare and Riverside is nearly balanced.
260 − 200 = 60 short; 150 − 90 = 60 spare; 85 − 80 = 5.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the station has 200 spaces.
- Capacity alone.
- C. 260 cars seek a space at the station.
- Demand alone, without the other car parks.
- D. Riverside has the fewest spaces.
- Size, not shortage.
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