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In a college course on urban affairs, a student asserts that increased traffic congestion in the 1990s in the United States was present both in very large cities such as New York City, New York, and smaller areas such as Allentown-Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Beaumont, Texas; though those smaller areas may have been less affected by traffic congestion than very large cities, this congestion also worsened in them over time.
Which choice best describes data from the graph that support the student's claim?
While the number of hours of traffic delay per commuter per year was always lower in the Allentown-Bethlehem, Pennsylvania area than in the New York City, New York area for each year between 1990 and 2000, the amount of traffic delay rose in both areas during this period.
A
In at least one of the three urban areas shown, the amount of traffic delay was less than 20 hours per person per year at one point between 1990 and 2000.
B
In 1992, the amount of traffic delay in the New York City, New York area was less than 20 hours per commuter per year.
C
Throughout the period between 1990 and 200, the annual amount of traffic delay per commuter was greater in the Allentown-Bethlehem, Pennsylvania area than in the New York City, New York area.
D