Question 121·Easy·Command of Evidence
An analyst for a city transit agency reviewed April 2025 bus data. Figure 1 shows the average number of riders per weekday on three routes that serve downtown. The analyst wants to include a specific statistic in a summary and drafts the following sentence:
"In April 2025, Route 14 averaged about ____ riders per weekday."
Which choice most effectively uses data from Figure 1 to complete the sentence?
For figure-based command-of-evidence questions, identify the exact category named in the sentence and read its value directly from the graph (using the value label or the axis scale). Then choose the option that reports that value without switching to a different category.
Hints
Locate Route 14
Find the bar on Figure 1 labeled Route 14.
Use the label above the bar
The exact value is printed above each bar; use that number for Route 14.
Choose the matching statistic
Pick the answer choice that repeats Route 14’s value (not the values for the other routes).
Step-by-step Explanation
Find the relevant category
Look at Figure 1 and locate the bar labeled Route 14.
Read the value from the figure
Use the value label printed above the Route 14 bar to find Route 14’s average riders per weekday.
Match the option to the figure
The label above Route 14’s bar reads 1,280 riders per weekday, so select “about 1,280 riders per weekday.”