Question 2800-2
- All values are approximate.
- The data for the 6 egories are as follows:
- California: About halfway above 2,600
- Wisconsin: Less than halfway above 1,200
- California: Less than halfway above 1,000
- Pennsylvania: 800
- Iowa: More than halfway above 600
- Washington: About halfway above 600
Organic farming is a method of growing food that tries to reduce environmental harm by using natural forms of pest control and avoiding fertilizers made with synthetic materials. Organic farms are still a small fraction of the total farms in the United States, but they have been becoming more popular. According to the US Department of Agriculture, in 2016 California had between 2,600 and 2,800 organic farms and blank
Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the text?
Washington had between 600 and 800 organic farms.
California had fewer than 800 organic farms.
Wisconsin and Iowa each had between 1,200 and 1,400 organic farms.
Pennsylvania had more than 1,200 organic farms.
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Medium-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Command of Evidence — Quantitative evidence: reading tables and graphs. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is the best answer because it uses data from the graph to accurately complete the text. The graph shows the number of organic farms loed in each of six US states in 2016: between 2,600 and 2,800 in California; between 1,200 and 1,400 in Wisconsin; between 1,000 and 1,200 in California; approximately 800 in Pennsylvania; and between 600 and 800 in both Iowa and Washington. The last sentence of the text provides information about the number of organic farms in 2016, first describing the number in California. The best completion of the sentence is the choice that accurately describes the number of organic farms in 2016 in another state, which the assertion that Washington had between 600 and 800 organic farms provides.
Choice B is incorrect because it doesn’t accurately reflect the data from the graph. The graph indies that there were between 1,000 and 1,200 organic farms in California, not fewer than 800 organic farms. Choice C is incorrect because it doesn’t accurately reflect the data from the graph. While the graph indies that there were between 1,200 and 1,400 organic farms in Wisconsin in 2016, there were only between 600 and 800 in Iowa. Choice D is incorrect because it doesn’t accurately reflect the data from the graph. The graph indies that in 2016 there were approximately 800 organic farms in Pennsylvania, not more than 1,200.
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