Which choice replaces the underlined sentence with accurate
information from the graph?
A) NO CHANGE
B) Although the number of snowplowing jobs increased by 25
percent in Buffalo in 2017, Atlanta only saw a 5 percent increase
in these jobs.
C) Although 25 percent of snowplow job applicants were offered
positions in Buffalo in 2017, only 5 percent of applicants for these
jobs were accepted in Atlanta.
D) Buffalo and Atlanta saw equal increases in snowplow jobs in
2017.Even though Buffalo could probably use that many snowplow drivers, common
sense tells you that there’s no way that a quarter of Buffalo’s jobs are in plowing,
or that 5 percent of Atlantans push snow around in the wintertime. The title of
the graph tells you that it shows the percent increase in snow-plowing jobs from
2013 to 2017. Choices A, C, and D miss the idea that the graph measures the
increase in percent rather than in total numbers. Choice B is the only answer that
recognizes this and includes accurate information.