Command of Evidence: Quantitative

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

A research team studied recovery time (in days) after surgery for four groups receiving different physical therapy intensities: Low (3 sessions/week), 42 days; Moderate (5 sessions/week), 28 days; High (7 sessions/week), 21 days; Very High (10 sessions/week), 22 days. The researchers concluded that recovery improves with more therapy up to a point, after which additional sessions yield no further benefit. The data point most uniquely supporting the "no further benefit" claim is ______

Which choice most logically completes the text using the data above?

  • A

    Moderate intensity's 28 days.

  • B

    the overall decline from Low (42) to High (21).

  • C

    the small difference between High (21 days) and Very High (22 days).

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  • D

    Low intensity's 42 days.

Explanation

"No further benefit" beyond a point requires showing that going from High to Very High doesn't reduce recovery time further. Choice C captures this exactly (21 vs. 22 days, essentially flat), supporting the plateau portion of the claim.

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