Command of Evidence: Quantitative

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

A 2023 air-quality monitor recorded ozone (ppb) at four urban sites on a hot summer day: Site A, 56; Site B, 62; Site C, 89; Site D, 64. The researchers concluded that Site C's ozone level was anomalously high. To support this, they pointed to ______

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

  • A

    Site C's reading of 89, well above the cluster of A, B, and D readings (56-64).

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  • B

    the average reading across sites.

  • C

    Site A's reading of 56.

  • D

    Site D's reading of 64.

Explanation

"Anomalously high" requires showing C's reading sits far above the cluster. Choice B captures both C's value and the contrast with the tight cluster of the other three sites.

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