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A resident claims that the high street is much quieter since the bypass opened.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the resident's claim?

  1. A. Traffic counts on the high street fell from 9,000 vehicles a day to 3,000 after the bypass opened.Correct
  2. B. The bypass is four kilometres long.
  3. C. The high street has a new bakery.
  4. D. The bypass opened in March.

Answer: A. Traffic counts on the high street fell from 9,000 vehicles a day to 3,000 after the bypass opened.

A drop in traffic.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bypass is four kilometres long.
Length says nothing about the high street.
C. The high street has a new bakery.
Unrelated.
D. The bypass opened in March.
When it opened, not what it did.

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