Command of Evidence: Quantitative

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 2/5

A 2021 study compared the average mass (in g) of four meteorite samples: Sample J, 12.4; Sample K, 18.9; Sample L, 142.6; Sample M, 21.3. Researchers concluded that Sample L is far larger than the others. To support this, they could cite ______

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

  • A

    Sample L's mass of 142.6 g—more than 6x the next largest sample.

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  • B

    Sample J's mass of 12.4 g.

  • C

    the average mass of all four samples.

  • D

    Sample K's mass of 18.9 g.

Explanation

"Far larger than the others" is supported by directly comparing L's mass to the others; Choice B does this with a 6x ratio.

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