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In a college course on urban affairs, a student asserts that traffic congestion in the United States increased between 1990 and 2000 mostly in and around very large cities such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The student claims that not only were smaller areas such as Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Anchorage, Alaska, less affected, but the amount of congestion in those areas remained constant throughout the same period. A second student claims that this is an unsupported assertion based on incorrect assumptions about traffic patterns in urban areas of different sizes.
Which choice best describes data from the graph that support the second student's claim?
In all three urban areas shown, the amount of traffic delay per commuter per year was greater in 2000 than in 1990.
A
Throughout the period between 1990 and 2000, the amount of traffic delay per commuter per year was greater in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area than in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.
B
In at least one of the three urban areas shown, the amount of traffic delay was less than 20 hours per commuter per year at one point between 1990 and 2000.
C
In 1992, the amount of traffic delay in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area was less than 30 hours per commuter per year.
D