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AP® English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 1. The speaker would agree with all of the following statements except what?
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ACT Science 1.10 Data Representation Passage 245 Views
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ACT Science: Data Representation Passage Drill 1, Problem 10. What do the statistics in Figure 1 suggest?
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Not you Bob, not you Steve! Just Frank.
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Figure 1 supports the idea that: what?
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And here are the potential answers:
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This question is asking us about Figure 1. Let's look through the statements to find the right idea.
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Answer A. An MLB star can make more than 4 million bucks
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Well, although the salaries plotted on the graph never reach $4,000,000, keep
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in mind that the graph is showing AVERAGE salaries.
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So this is definitely supported by Figure 1.
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Just to be sure, let's check the other statements. Answer B says the exact opposite of A.
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so it's not supported. Statement C: an MLB player makes less today than 30 years ago.
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Just by looking at the graph, we can see that the average salary has significantly increased,
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so this isn't supported either. Answer D says that 1995 was the best year for salaries.
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But again, the average salaries have SIGNIFICANTLY increased overtime, so
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1995 isn't the best year. The answer is A.
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