8.Which of the following choices gives information consistent with the graph?
A) NO CHANGE
B) women’s wages have increased by over 80%.
C) the wages of women in Congress have decreased.
D) the efforts of women in Congress to raise wages have failed.Here’s How to Crack It
This question is asking for what agrees with the graph. From what we have seen, these questions are
usually pretty straightforward. You don’t have to do anything overly complex with the graphs, and that is
certainly the case here.
It looks like “Women in Congress” goes up significantly where “Women’s Pay” remains relatively
consistent. The only choice that reflects that trend is (A). Choice (B) misreads the graph, and (C) and (D)
can’t be supported one way or the other. Choice (A) is therefore the correct answer.
In general, graphs on the SAT Reading and Writing and Language Tests are very straightforward, and the