A 2020 study compared annual carbon emissions per capita (in metric tons) in four countries: Country W, 18.5; Country X, 9.2; Country Y, 4.1; Country Z, 1.8. Researchers argued that the wealthiest country in the sample (Country W) emitted disproportionately more than the others combined would suggest. To support this, they noted ______
Which choice most logically completes the text using the data above?
- A
Country W's emissions (18.5) exceed the sum of Countries Y and Z (5.9).
- B
Country Z had the lowest emissions.
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Country W's emissions (18.5) exceed the sum of Countries X, Y, and Z combined (15.1).
- D
Country X's emissions were roughly half of Country W's.
Explanation
The claim is that W's emissions are disproportionately large compared to the others combined. Choice B directly compares W (18.5) to the sum of all three others (15.1) and shows W is larger, exactly supporting the "more than the others combined" argument.