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While researching a topic,
- A marathon is a long-distance running race that is 26.2 miles long.
- An ultramarathon is a long-distance running race of more than 26.2 miles.
- The Kepler Challenge is a one-day, 37.3-mile ultramarathon in New Zealand.
- The Spreelauf is a six-day, 261-mile ultramarathon in Germany.
The student wants to make a generalization about ultramarathons. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Examples of ultramarathons include the 37.3-mile Kepler Challenge in New Zealand and the 261-mile Spreelauf in Germany.
A marathon is 26.2 miles long, but the Spreelauf ultramarathon, at 261 miles, is far longer.
Ultramarathons range widely in length, from a few dozen miles to a few hundred.
While the Kepler Challenge is a one-day ultramarathon, the Spreelauf is a six-day ultramarathon.
While researching a topic, A marathon is a long-distance running race that is 26.2 miles long.
Hard-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis — Selecting a claim supported by multiple findings. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice C is the best answer. This is the only choice that makes a generalization about ultramarathons.
Choice A is incorrect. This choice gives specific examples of ultramarathons but doesn’t say anything about them as a egory. Choice B is incorrect. This choice compares marathons in general to one specific ultramarathon but doesn’t say anything about ultramarathons as a egory. Choice D is incorrect. This choice contrasts two specific ultramarathons but doesn’t say anything about them as a egory.
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